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TIL a 3,200-year-old tablet shows that ancient Egyptians took attendance at work and recorded absences. One type of reason cited for missing work was "wife or daughter bleeding" referring to menstruation because men were needed at home during this time to help with the housework.

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p8jO4 TIL that there's a national Rotten Sneaker Contest in the US that's gone on since the 1970s. The person with the nastiest sneakers/other sports shoes wins, and gets $2,500. It's a marketing campaign for Odor-Eaters, for ages 5-15.
gR6D TIL a woman, after eating Cap'n Crunch: Crunchberries for 4 years, tried to sue PepsiCo when she realized Crunchberries weren’t a real fruit.
ADv64 TIL that crows hold funerals to make a collective association between danger and a particular location or predator.
kOxjW TIL of Wenman Wykeham-Musgrave, who was thrown overboard when his ship was torpedoed and sunk in WW1. He was picked up by another ship, which was also torpedoed and sunk. He then swam to third ship, which was also torpedoed and sunk. He survived the war.
4kL7o TIL that a kangaroo rat can survive without ever drinking water. It extracts water from it's diet of seeds.