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TIL 1 in 10 men around the world suffer from paternal postpartum depression after the birth of their kids. And, if the wife is depressed then the man is also twice as likely to develop postpartum

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GA7k7 TIL An estimated 50.000 Irish were made into indentured servants by Cromwell after he took Ireland in 1653.
xKxg TIL, after the American Revolution from the British, in 1777, Morocco was the first country to recognize the United States of America. The treaty is still in force, constituting the longest unbroken treaty in U.S. history.
glY9 TIL that in March 2003, Denmark became the first country to regulate on trans fats in foods (2% limit on ingredients) and has since seen a 50% decrease in ischemic heart disease
58GQ TIL that comedian Eddie Izzard can perform in 5 different languages and is working on learning 2 more
9YxNm TIL of the Firefighter's twerk. Due to an emergency motion-based PASS alarm system, which will go off if they remain stationary for along time, Firefighter must sometimes twerk to turn the alarm off.