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TIL literacy rate for Afghan women is only 12%

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wL1B1 TIL that people brought picnic baskets and opera glasses to watch the first battle of the US Civil War, expecting the whole dispute to be over quickly and easily. They had a bad day.
j50Q TIL Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been reduced significantly since parents have been putting babies to sleep on their backs only.
WGM8 TIL Laverne Cox has an identical twin brother who plays the pre-transition version of her character in Orange Is The New Black
laBK TIL the han dynasty of China drilled for natural gas, tranposted it through pipelines and used it in stoves
LQxKm TIL that Mychal Thompson suggested drafting Michael Jordan over Bowie in 1984 NBA draft so that MJ and Drexler could team up in Trail Blazers. Mychal told the organization that if you pick Jordan, and he and Clyde play together, they're going to dominate this league for the next 10 or 15 years.