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TIL fairies in traditional folklore are considered malevolent creatures to be avoided and warded off, rather than the benevolent creatures modern culture suggests.

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7rQoL TIL the movie District 9 was made with the money originally planned to make the video game movie Halo. The decision was made by the studios to not make Halo the day they were to start shooting it so instead Peter Jackson and Neill Blomkamp started making District 9.
N7va6 TIL as many as 55% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage -- most often before a woman misses a menstrual period or even knows she is pregnant and that more than 80% of miscarriages occur within the first three months of pregnancy, mostly caused by chromosomal abnormalities.
9wVaQ TIL Canada's Territorial Waters are larger than its Exclusive Economic Zone. The former extend only 12 Nautical miles(NM) from the shore, but also include inland marine waters such as Hudson Bay, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and the internal waters of the Arctic Archipelago. The latter to 200NM
epe6J TIL that the Islamic Republic of Iran allows gender transition surgery and subsidizes it. This was introduced by the Islamic revolutionary Khomeini after he came to power. Today, many Europeans travel to Iran for gender confirmation and reassignment surgery.
XpZr TIL That Dexter Holland (Lead singer for the Offspring) is a candidate for a PhD in microbiology