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TIL nearly 40% of worldwide female suicides occur in India

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4dwJ TIL that the word “utopia” literally means “not a place.”
Q4Dd TIL Roman sling bullets sometimes had things written on them, such as “Ouch!”, “Catch!” and “I seek Pompey’s asshole”
KYMlR TIL when roosters crow, they lean their heads back, totally covering their ear canal and acting as an earplug to protect themselves from getting deaf from their own loud crowing.
KkxR TIL a New Zealand man built a working cruise missile for $5,000 USD using legally obtained parts mostly from eBay
M7NWa TIL Zam Zam Cola is the unofficial soft drink of the Hajj