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TIL that in the 18th century, to discreetly tax rich people more, Scotland, England and France imposed window taxes based on the number of windows your residence had. To this day you can see many bricked over windows from that time.

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pgn4 TIL that oral birth control extends the half life of caffeine, meaning that women on bc may have caffeine in their systems for 4 hours longer than typical. This may lead to anxiety, headaches, and increased heart rate.
lo1gB TIL Christianity has existed in India even before it did in the western world. Since it was established by Saint Thomas the disciple following the death of Jesus.
gGYy TIL If someone spots a lost child at the beach in Argentina, they put the kid on their shoulders and start to do a slow, rhythmic clap. The people around them join in, and the clapping gets louder and louder. The parent follows the beat until they reunite amid whistles and cheers.
E1VBV TIL 'zavana' was the indigenous name for the plains around Comagre in Panama - it was borrowed into Spanish and then English to describe similar environments, becoming the modern word 'savanna'
jNPgQ TIL that Annie Oakley first rose to fame at the age of 15 after beating a traveling sharpshooter, whom she later married.