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TIL different metals make distinct patterns of sparks when struck

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kOyo4 TIL that while men only need 8mg of iron a day, women need about 18mg a day. This is to compensate for the amount of iron women lose during menstruation. About 1mg of iron is lost for each day of a women's period.
QNEm9 TIL in Egypt, around 17000 divorce cases in 2018 cited "Candy Crush" as the cause of divorce.
8aDQX TIL: Dorothy Hodgkin was the only British Woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. She battled arthritis since her late twenties, raised three children and survived a war. A Royal Society Fellowship was set up in her name to help women who wanted to be both career scientist and raise children
Oor8L TIL that Meerkats are the most murderous animals on earth. 20% of all meerkats die at the hands of another meerkat.
VBM6k TIL one group of former Disney animators created the designs for Tony the Tiger, Snap, Crackle and Pop, The Jolly Green Giant, and the mascot for the Baltimore Orioles