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TIL that Queen Elizabeth II was a truck mechanic in the army

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l7ovK TIL You must notify the EPA of a burial at sea in US territorial waters within 30 days following the burial, and you can only be buried in waters 3 nautical miles from shore in waters at least 600 feet deep without a special permit.
R7KD6 TIL that music icon Curtis Mayfield was quadriplegic for the last 9 years of his life after being struck by falling lighting equipment at a 1990 concert
YpMmB TIL heels were first made by the Persian cavalry to keep stability while shooting arrows. It later became popular in Europe as masculine symbol until 1630 when women followed the fashion. First a military asset then a masculine symbol and now feminine.
olGL TIL that in China, women who remain unmarried until their late 20s are given the term “leftover women”
R5kPj TIL that Hisashi Ouchi’s life was barely kept alive for 83 days after a high radiation dose as his skin peeled off and organs failed