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TIL that almost 100,000 Vietnamese "volunteers" served on the western front during WW1

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dDRk9 TIL that, since the ovaries and fallopian tubes are not actually connected, it's normal for substances entering the uterus to spill out into the abdominal cavity at the mouths of the fallopian tubes. This includes semen, but also X-Ray contrast dye - and it's used diagnostically.
gMBmy TIL Amancio Ortega, the 6th richest person in the world, has only given three interviews ever. He also refuses to wear a tie or fancy clothes and wears a simple blazer and gray pants to work every day.
6wmX TIL “Snozzberry” was coined by Roald Dahl as a slang term for a penis. So in Willy Wonka, the kids are licking wallpaper that tastes like dicks.
PYlPn TIL Charlie Chaplin was given a 12-minute standing ovation at the Academy Awards gala in 1972, the longest in the Academy's history.
Exp TIL UK journalist Jon Snow had the chance to, and strongly considered, shoot Idi Amin on an aeroplane. But he was hesitant because of the consequences and lack of knowledge on firing guns.