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TIL 98% of women in Somalia have experienced forced gential mutilation

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XWNE TIL that in 1772, Alexander Hamilton survived a hurricane in the Caribbean and wrote a letter about his ordeal. His vivid descriptions moved people to start a fund to move him to New York to get an education. He went on to become a Founding Father and greatly shaped our early nation.
XVoX TIL The human appendix is no longer considered a vestigial (useless) organ. It plays an important role in your immune and lymphatic systems.
PYmXZ TIL that survival expert Bear Grylls, a Special Forces Reservist from 1994 to 1997, was very lucky to survive a parachute malfunction while training with the SAS in Africa. His parachute split at 1,600 feet. He fell and landed, fracturing three vertebrae. Incredibly, his spinal cord stayed intact.
aWno TIL a veterinary medicine given to sick cattle accidentally killed 97% of three species and 99.9% of one species of South Asian vultures. Banned in 2006 in many Asian countries but this year it has been approved for use in Spain and Italy despite warnings about the risk.
R5R7 TIL that Nearly Half of All Black Women Have Genital Herpes