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TIL the paving rocks of the Champs Élisées come from Saudi Arabia

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b9N19 TIL of Mamitu Gashe, an Ethiopian woman who suffered from an obstetric fistula as a teen. She remained at the free hospital where it was repaired to help out with chores. Over time her responsibilities grew, until she became one of the leading surgeons in her field without formal medical education.
RMla TIL that when boarding a train, a man who was mistaken for a terrorist suspect was held down by police and shot in the head seven times at point blank range. He was innocent.
nedXr TIL Cuban family winery uses condoms during fermentation process
6E0m TIL, There is a doctor in California that can turn brown eyes blue permanently.
WkPP8 TIL the natural birth rate of boys to girls is 105 to 100, but it evens out by reproductive age because more boys die in childhood.