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TIL That only 50% of Americans can read at an 8th grade level

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PYw6w TIL After Peter the Great mandated that all officers in his army must have started their career as privates, noble families began to register newborn boys as privates. First reporting for service at the age of 15, the boys were then promoted through seniority to junior lieutenant or equivalent rank
ZDLD TIL that crime in the USA has declined steadily since the 1990’s.
LkENp TIL bees can affect the electric charge of a flower, which tells other bees that the flower is currently out of nectar. The hairs on their body can sense the negative electric charge and lets them know they shouldn't waste their time stopping by.
R5wp8 TIL of Rasa von Werder, popularized female bodybuilding, competing along with Arnold in "Best Body" competitions. She also worked as a stripper and minister, later creating her own church. In 2008 she ended 30 years of religious celibacy because God told her to become a "cougar".
D184j TIL about The LUKE Arm, a high-tech prosthetic arm with fingers that can move with your thoughts and mimic the feel of objects, inspired by the robotic hand that Luke Skywalker got in the Star Wars film “The Empire Strikes Back".