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TIL “Boko Haram” means “Western education is forbidden” in English. Mohammed Yusuf, the group’s first leader, has stated that he does not believe that the Earth is a sphere, nor does he believe that evaporation causes rain.

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9Y7PM TIL, since 1513 the Kings of Denmark names had alternated between Christian and Frederick, until 1972 when Margrethe II became the first female monarch of Denmark, since Margrethe I in 1412
Wk0eA TIL a pod of orcas hunted cooperatively with early Australian whalers under a "law of the tongue". They would corral and locate prey in return for the tongues and lips of captured whales. The arrangement ended when one of the orcas was accidentally killed.
R7Yxj TIL in 2018, a record 151,964 Americans died due to alcohol, drugs or suicide. These so-called "deaths of despair" disproportionately affect people who don't have access to mental health services.
ep7nk TIL about the remarkable life of journalist Martha Gellhorn. She reported from 100’s of war zones and was the only woman to land at Normandy on June 6, 1944 where she interviewed the wounded and dying. Her famous husband accused her of loving war more than their bed.
69WEZ TIL There are names for each phase of the lifecycle of a single hair.