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TIL Iran has the highest female to male ratio in universities among all sovereign nations. More than 70% of students in engineering and pure sciences are women.

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9n1r TIL Cacti are native to North America, so there are none in any other desert on earth.
4kBJJ TIL when the Japanese emperor reclaimed power from the shogunate in 1868, the losing side fled to Hokkaido and declared a republic modeled on the United States
ZeEp TIL that the hottest temperature ever recorded at Vostok Station in Antarctica is −12.2°C (10°F)
0NO5 TIL The term “kosher salt” derives not from its being made in accordance with the guidelines for kosher foods as written in the Torah (nearly all salt is kosher, including ordinary table salt), but rather due to its use in making meats kosher by removing surface blood.
VM0bG TIL in 1689, a philosopher asked: "If a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability to see, distinguish those objects by sight alone?" In 2003, 5 people who had their sight restored were asked that question. They all answered no.