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TIL :Life expectancy at birth averaged only about 10 years for most of human history.

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gMbOA TIL in 1920 a young American woman found a financial sponsor though a newspaper, traveled to France, and learned how to become a stunt pilot. She returned to the US as the first woman in the country to hold a pilots license. She was of African and Native American descent.
78Jyr TIL that Jupiter has 95 moons (and counting). More are expected to be found as technology improves.
b6bpN TIL Mongolian nomads believe their Bankhar dogs may reincarnate as their children in the next life and have elaborate funeral rites for them involving cutting the tail off and placing it under the head to reincarnate as human (no longer needing tails), placing oil in the mouth for a "rich" next life
4Xgra TIL that Walt Disney's original idea for EPCOT was an entire city of people living in Disney World. Everyone was required to work, and since EPCOT would own their land or home, nobody would have any municipal voting rights.
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.