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TIL that first aid training is mandatory in Germany if you wish to obtain a driver’s licence, and every vehicle has to carry a first aid kit.

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MejR0 TIL that Lady Margaret Beaufort, who was married to Edmund Tudor at age 12, gave birth to the future Henry VII at just age 13. A political pawn during the Wars of the Roses, her first marriage took place when she was no older than 3.
mo8O TIL that waterproof smartphones exist because Japanese girls love to shower with them
9YJ5r TIL there was a cat named Oscar (Unsinkable Sam) who survived 3 shipwrecks in WW2. At one point he was found clinging to a piece of wood floating in the water and when found he was described as “angry but quite unharmed”.
wobDM TIL that the first sign you’re gaining weight is snoring because fat deposits in the tongue first. The tongue’s fatty tissue enlarges, narrowing the airway and causing snoring.
pY6kG TIL: The Maqlû is an ancient anti witchcraft Akkadian text. It is comprised of nearly 100 incantations that must be performed in one night to take the lives of evil sorcerers and witches. The ritual was mentioned in a letter from the exorcist Nabû-nādin-šumi to the Assyrian king Esarhaddon.