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TIL that the urine of postmenopausal women was used as infertility treatment (menotropins) since they contained higher quantities of specific hormones.

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xVy6b TIL, so much buried treasure is found in the UK that they need specific laws regarding finds. Any discovered treasure must first be offered to UK museums at a price set by the independent Treasure Valuation Committee. Only if no museums want the find can the treasure be privately sold or kept.
Z8RD4 TIL about the Aleutian Islands campaign, or the "Forgotten Battle". Between disease, booby traps, a massive Banzai charge that ended in brutal hand to hand combat and a friendly fire incident instigated by a Canadian soldier, more than 5,800 died in the campaign.
loDxa TIL Sea Lions are considered to have the foulest-smelling flatulence of any animal, "by far"
VQRp TIL Yuichi Nishimura the controversal ref from Croatia vs. Brazil once red carded the wrong Chinese player due to mistaken identity
RYyj TIL 43% of British pilots admitted to falling asleep during flights, 33% of them reported waking up to find that their co-pilots had fallen asleep as well, according to a survey carried between 2010 & 2012 [PDF]