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TIL that Supermarket apples can be a year old

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A8Rn TIL that up until the mid-1980’s, female flight attendants in the US were required to be single (either unmarried or widowed) and were fired if they decided to get married.
ZpaMa TIL about India's tallest captive elephant Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, owned by Thechikottukavu devasom, a temple in the Indian state of Kerala. Thechi stands at 316 cm tall and is the largest captive elephant in India. He is fondly named Ekachatradhipathi (The Only Emperor) by his fans.
m1kgE TIL The Trojan Horse story likely never happened, and was instead a creative misunderstanding of an actual historical use of a siege engine.
v1XYL TIL that men who had an immediate family member imprisoned during their childhood, are more likely to suffer a heart attack later in life.
YGYx TIL that 47% of male victims of domestic abuse are threatened with arrest. 21% are arrested.