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TIL that mothers in Canada can get up to a year of maternity leave, whereas the max amount in the U.S. is only 12 weeks.

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awvJM TIL Gladiators didn't normally fight to the death, as they were too expensive to prepare and maintain, making it to risky of a business to sustain. For there to be a fight to the death, a sponsor would have to pay extra and also compensate the lanista for the lost gladiator.
BRxy TIL Mount Whitney, the highest point in the Contiguous U.S., is less than 90 miles (140 km) away from Badwater Basin in Death Valley, the lowest point in North America
OGx5L TIL about Lemuria, a hypothesised continent existing between India and Madagascar due to Lemurs being found in India and Madagascar but not Africa.
R74a1 TIL that where your tongue sits at rest depends on your native language. If it’s English, your tongue rests at the roof of your mouth, behind your upper teeth. However, if your first language is Russian or German, your tongue rests at the bottom of your mouth, behind the lower teeth, when not in use
neMDY TIL Four year old Wilhelm II attended the wedding of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark. Wilhelm was in the care of his uncle Prince Alfred. Alfred asked Wilhelm to be quiet and the child threatened to stab his uncle with a dirk. A conflict occured and Wilhelm bit his uncle on the leg.