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TIL in 2003 Norway became the first country to impose a gender quota. The law stated that at least 40 percent of a company’s board must be female or else it would be shut down.

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6EdNZ TIL the word Gymnasium comes from the Greek word Gymnazein which means to exercise naked.
OoKLL TIL in 1983 Stevie Nicks starred in Hands Off!: A Unique New System of Self Defence Against Assault for the Women of Today. Written by Bob Jones, an Australian martial arts expert who worked security for Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and other big names.
7rw0r TIL giraffes fight by swinging their necks at each other.
XJ4D TIL that people in Rome who wanted to kill themselves could apply to the Senate, and if their reasons were judged sound they were then given hemlock for free
jNVjn TIL that in 1808 two Frenchmen held a duel in the skies by both riding their own hot air balloon and shooting at each other's balloon