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TIL 70% of science and engineering students in Iran are women.

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kZo5 TIL that “Ukraine” roughly means “Borderlands”, and was referred to as “the Ukraine” during Soviet times, but no longer.
M7V5K TIL that Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante went to audition for Frank Zappa's 1988 touring band but left the rehearsal room before actually playing, saying later that " I wanted to be a rock star, do drugs and get girls, and that I wouldn't be able to do that if I was in Zappa's band."
R5R7 TIL that Nearly Half of All Black Women Have Genital Herpes
P14Ge TIL the largest Colombian "narco sub" to be decommissioned since records began in 1993 was seized in the Pacific Ocean in 2023 (3 tons of cocaine were on board). The vessel was about 100 ft long & 10 ft wide. Up to that point, the Colombian navy had seized a total of 228 drug-laden semi-submersibles
lmpr TIL Choose numbers higher than 31 if playing the lottery. Not better odds of winning, but decreases the chance you must share your prize. People use birthday dates as a number, and no date falls higher than 31.