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TIL that some tribes in Ethiopia view pregnant women as "corrupted by evil sprits." When the mothers are about to go into labour, they are sent out into the wilderness alone to deliver their own child in order to purify themselves

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RYYj TIL the word “iff” is not a typo but means “if, and only if” in logic/philosophy
Vo4B TIL Tim Roth was J.K. Rowlings first choice for playing Snape. He turned it down to work on Planet of the Apes.
XEKer TIL when Radovan Karadžić went into hiding, he became Dr. Dabić. He lost 20 kilos. He grew a long white beard, changed his accent and was living in the open and working as a healer. He even went on TV shows without anyone knowing that he was the most wanted war criminal from the former Yugoslavia
WkM0Y TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates.
Lklk9 TIL gold is so rare that the world pours more steel every hour than it has poured gold since the beginning of recorded history.