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TIL the earliest documented version of Cinderella is Chinese.

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8mZb TIL that the word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
ppMQ TIL the Bible’s story of Noah’s Ark is based on a 1st millennium Assyrian copy of a story known as the Epic of Gilgamesh. This story itself is over 4100 year old and is considered to be the earliest surviving great work of literature in human history.
Pr6w TIL in between 5 and 10 percent of males masturbate while lying on their stomach. It is called prone masturbation and can cause irreversible sexual dysfunction.
p8lJO TIL the worlds tallest statue is the Statue of Unity in India, with a height of 182 metres (597 ft)
pYRKO TIL that a component of the immune system is defensins ('defense' + '-in', which is the suffix for anything protein related). They are proteins with antimicrobial properties and can kill microbes directly, which can be an alternative for antibiotics.