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TIL That women on online dating sites have it approximately 17 times easier than men do

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V1M8 TIL that every unborn baby grows a moustache in the womb, which then spreads to cover the entire body. The baby then eats this fine hair, called lanugo, and excretes it after birth with their first bowel movement, which is a substance called meconium.
wQ47 TIL that as a part of the “Five Articles of Faith”, the Sikh are required to carry a curved dagger at all times. This is specifically for the defense of the innocent and those in peril.
adlo TIL An Irish rebel died in 1798…while wielding a 2500 year old sword.
0wA5v TIL that Eminem was sued by his grade school bully for defamation in the song “Brain Damage.” However the judge ruled in Eminem’s favor with a 10 stanza footnote rap that ended with “It is therefore this court’s ultimate position, that Eminem is entitled to summary disposition.”
OoQWR TIL the CEO of HSBC in Taiwan walked his lesbian employee down the aisle in 2017 after her parents refused to go to the wedding