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TIL men in Japan receive a full year of paid paternity leave, but only 2.3% of them use it.

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LQev TIL the first recorded gay couple in history were two Ancient Egyptian manicurists serving at the Pharaoh’s royal court in 2400 BC.
pWkA TIL during Christmas of 1914, a truce was held between Germany and the UK. They decorated their shelters, exchanged gifts across no mans land and played a game of football between themselves.
rkd0 TIL: 20 percent of the Neanderthal genome survives in modern humans of non-African ancestry.
jeWE TIL that our eyes get puffy after crying because tissue around our eyes absorbs the overflow of tears - also learned that there are 3 types of tears.
vPpVx TIL the Academy Award for ‘Best International Film’ is given to the submitting country. The filmmakers are not considered Oscar-winners.