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TIL that Today all Dutch trains are powered 100% by wind energy
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TIL in 1714, a Norwegian captain and an English captain had a 14-hour long ship fight. Afterwards, both ships were badly damaged and the Norwegian captain was running out of ammo. He sent an envoy to the English ship, asking if he could borrow some of their ammo. They said no.
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TIL the idea that female fertility dramatically drops at 35 is inaccurate and based on a 19th century study. Modern studies show women over 45 still have an up to 50% chance of getting pregnant.
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TIL When Cambridge graduate & visionary electronic composer Delia Derbyshire (who wrote the original Dr Who theme) applied for a position at Decca Records, she was told that they did not employ women in their recording studios.
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TIL about Boanthropy, a rare psychological disorder where people believe they are cows
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TIL that from 2012-2013, large and precisely cut pieces of flesh were found in sewers by workers on 3 separate occasions. These pieces were DNA tested and found out to be chunks of flesh from an unknown human being. There is no culprit to date