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TIL 63% of women in The Netherlands work part-time (23% of men)

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gBvb TIL when José Mujica was detained he spent 10 years in solitary confinement, 2 years of which were at the bottom of a empty well. After this he went on to became president of Uruguay.
pKkG TIL in 1993 Vanilla Ice was ranked as the 6th best jet ski racer in the world and had a deal with Kawasaki.
69doZ TIL that it was calculated that it would have taken the concrete for the Hoover Dam 125 years to cool if it was poured as one continuous pour. Instead giant concrete blocks in columns were poured and then cooled by a series of internally contained pipes of cold water, greatly reducing cooling time.
P1wJ TIL The New York Times wrote an article about each individual September 11th victim.
loQZ1 TIL "Swiss Army" is a protected trademark owned by Victorinox and is not affiliated with the Swiss armed forces in any way, meaning that the famous Swiss Army knives are not actually issued by the Swiss military.