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TIL mothers are twice as likely to directly mistreat their children than fathers.

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0wxmv TIL in the 1920s in Los Angeles, most hotels prohibited women from checking in without a male chaperone, making it unsafe for females traveling to LA solo. Hotel Figueroa was opened in 1926 funded by women making it the largest hotel for women professionals to gather in a safe environment.
7LDx TIL: In 2004, a white, African-born Omaha student was suspended for seeking his school’s “Distinguished African-American Student” award
OoDyL TIL about the naming of Nintendo's character Kirby. In 1982, Universal sued Nintendo claiming Donkey Kong was illegally based on King Kong. Attorney John Kirby fought won the case for Nintendo and they, in thanks for the help provided, named their (then) next character in honor to him.
e0dkg TIL Germany's flag is actually an alternative to the actual flag
69MyZ TIL in more than a hundred Brazilian telenovelas broadcast from the 1970s to the 1990s, 72 percent of the main female characters younger than 50 years old had no children. Brazilian telenovelas were responsible for an average 11 percent drop in fertility among women over 35.