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TIL the act of bending the knee during a marriage proposal isn't a historical tradition but was popularized by Hollywood

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MaA7 TIL there is a group which offers free cover-up tattoos to victims of human trafficking, who are sometimes tattooed with large barcodes by their captors.
VBA5p TIL: In Italy, c. 1500 AD – c. 1700 AD, males (mainly before the age of 9 years) destined to be castrati singers underwent castration by either having their spermatic cords severed or their testis crushed with the fingers as to retain the higher voice register necessary for their operatic part.
mx9Gx TIL about Emma Willard, a women’s rights activist who dedicated her life to education and founded the first school for women’s higher education in 1821.
W7Q0Y TIL: that a town called Remote in the US state of Oregon is used as a placeholder for remote jobs in online job boards
YpBgP TIL of Pyura Chilensis, a sea creature from Chile that resembles a rock. It is born male and becomes hermaphroditic at puberty, and it’s clear blood contains high levels of the rare element vanadium. It tastes like iodine, sea urchin and soap.