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TIL that a pregnant Indian woman swam nearly 1 kilometer across a swollen river to give birth in a hospital instead of her home

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Lk8aQ TIL in Taiwan, you can receive a bounty for submitting roadcam footage of traffic violations
rRxeo TIL that the age of clog didn't only introduce "clog dancing", but also the illegal "clog fighting" or "purring". In this fighting, men would wear clogs on their feet and violently kick each other, while otherwise being entirely naked! This would be to try and settle disagreements once and for all.
x6Q7 TIL Peanuts premiered on this day 62 years ago.
VMYwQ TIL a 2011 investigation found Disney’s best-selling “Cars” toys were being made in a factory in China that used child labour and forced staff to do three times the amount of overtime allowed by law
xVDXg TIL the two bones in your forearm, the Ulna and Radius, cross over when your palm is facing down.