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TIL eating dates in the last 4 weeks before labour helps with birth

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5VLVk TIL of Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII’s mother, who capitalised on the political chaos of the Wars of the Roses & was instrumental in orchestrating the rise of the Tudors. Her efforts led to Henry's victory at Bosworth Field & continued to wield considerable political influence and personal autonomy
N7R86 TIL there is something called a sea potato, a relative of the sea urchin that looks like a cross between a coconut and a hamster.
7nxM TIL During the filming of 1964 film Cheyenne Autumn, the Navajo actors hired to portray the Cheyenne would use crude language instead of the planned dialogue because no one on set spoke Navajo, even making jokes about the U.S. colonels penis in what was meant to be a solemn speech.
x65QD TIL the last Tsar of Bulgaria, Simeon II, who was forced to abdicate in 1946 also became Prime Minister in 2001
8av0G TIL Steve Jobs believed that his commitment to vegan diets meant his body was flushed of mucus and he was free from body odor, so he didn't need to wear deodorant or shower regularly. His former coworkers quote that he was 'very, very wrong'