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TIL in 1975 women in Iceland went on a general strike to protest employment and wage inequity.

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wLDDW TIL Princess Alexandra of Bavaria believed she had swallowed a glass piano as a child. This delusion was not unheard of and was recorded in Europe and mainly suffered by royals, nobels and scholars (between C15 and C17). It was manifest as a fear that parts of their anatomy were made of glass.
LQXlP TIL that Adrian Carton de Wiart was a veteran of three major conflicts, losing a hand and an eye. He received the Victoria Cross, the highest British military award for gallantry, for his actions at La Boiselle. He, however, declined to even mention the medal in his autobiography.
8eMK8 TIL that the iconic 'Wilhelm Scream' has been secretly hiding in movies for over 70 years, making it the longest-running inside joke in film history.
yQWOa TIL that in 2013 a French businessman died of a heart attack while having sex with a stranger while on a business trip. A French court subsequently ruled that this was an industrial accident and that his wife and family were entitled to compensation
kJamm TIL McDonald’s Chicken Nuggets always come in one of four shapes, the “boot,” the “bell,” the “ball,” and the “bone” (or “bow tie”)