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TIL that women generally had more legal rights under Islamic law than they did under Western legal systems until more recent times

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e8X5 TIL the sunken wreck of a long-lost Second World War submarine, thought to contain the bodies of 71 servicemen sealed inside its airtight chambers, has been found by divers off the coast of Sardinia
rNkJW TIL that there was a cat named Oscar who lived in a hospital, and he seemed to predict the death of patients by choosing to nap next to them a few hours before they died. Hypotheses for this include that Oscar was picking up on the lack of movement in such patients or that he could smell something.
VBdJk TIL the reason why schools start on September is because a holiday in the summer meant that children could work on the fields with their parents
MevvW TIL that all undergraduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology must pass a swimming test before they can graduate.
GYGO7 TIL that since 2015 the International Space Station has a custom made Zero-G Espresso machine jointly developed by Lavazza and the Italian Space Agency. It's called the "ISSpresso" and produces Espresso in pouches which can then be consumed with a special Zero-G espresso cup.