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TIL that the Aztecs considered childbirth as a form of battle, and the women who died during it were honored as fallen warriors

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EaEx TIL that the summit of Mount Everest is not the farthest point from the center of the Earth. Due to the Earth’s bulge around the equator it is actually the volcano called Chimborazo in Ecuador.
xw4b TIL that Chicago Tribune staff accidentally discovered never seen before photos of the steamship Eastland that capsized in 1915 (3 years after Titanic disaster) off the coast of Chicago due to being top heavy and causing the ghastly death of 844 passengers
e0DMk TIL that Shrek was known as the "gulag" of DreamWorks, where animators would be sent if their work on "The Prince of Egypt" was not satisfactory.
PYJ0J TIL That The Kurilian Bobtail Is A Natural Cat Breed Which Evolved In Isolation For Hundreds Of Years. As Pets, They Are Described As Clever And Gentle, And They Love Playing In The Water.
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