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TIL of 'male menstruation' that was considered a normal part of growing up in twentieth century Egyptian culture but was actually due to an endemic parasitic bladder infection from schistosomes causing bloody urine.

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n5Wd TIL That so many Purple Hearts were made in anticipation of the invasion of Japan that every Purple Heart since World War II has come from that stock.
16VOD TIL that the "Fi" in "WiFi" doesn't mean anything (ie, Wireless Fidelity). The creators just called it that because it rhymed with "HiFi".
NNeE TIL there is a microscopic animal that’s only found on Lobster lips.
MeJJa TIL of the IMCF, a sport in which people dress in full medieval armor and fight each other in an arena with a shield and (blunt) swords
OJdR TIL that according to the FBI Director, the FBI is having a hard time filling positions to help tackle cyber crimes because a lot of the nation’s top computer programmers and hacking gurus are also avid smokers of Marijuana