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TIL that even after giving birth, women are highly advised not to drink alcohol if they are breastfeeding.

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VlEB TIL the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World only existed at the same time for a period of less than 60 years.
8a988 TIL that Kyoto was actually at the top of the list of targets for the atomic bomb, not Nagasaki nor Hiroshima. Secretary of War Henry Stimson ordered for the ancient city with its thousands of palaces, temples, and shrines to be removed from the list, but the military kept on putting it back.
R7d1a TIL 6 American soldiers defected to North Korea after the Korean War. Most of which lived in NK for the rest of their lives while being "given" wives by the NK government along with support and housing. Some of which had children who live in NK still.
M7MV7 TIL that in 2014, during a friendly football game between Malta and Slovakia,the first few seconds of "Numb" by Linkin Park were mistakenly played instead of the Maltese anthem.
6WY TIL Van Gogh’s last words were “The sadness will last forever.”