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TIL Native Americans domesticated turkeys

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W7YPB TIL that some male partners of pregnant women experience “Couvade Syndrome,” or sympathetic pregnancy, where the man’s body mimics pregnancy symptoms like extreme weight gain or morning sickness due to actual hormonal changes beyond their control.
MMX7 TIL the Imjin river in South Korea is nicknamed ‘river of the dead’ because large numbers of dead North Koreans have floated down it.
4X0N TIL that Marineland in Canada kept a killer whale in a tiny indoor tank for 5 years without sunlight
v4BD TIL The Islamic world was a dominant player in the history of slavery. Muslims continued to trade in European slaves by raiding European coasts up to the 19th century.
VM5r0 TIL A government of a country could prosecute someone that results in the loss of civil rights. It is usually inflicted on persons convicted of crimes against the state. This civil death often led to actual death, since anyone could kill and injure a felon with impunity.