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TIL that much like champagne, the term "haute couture" is strictly protected by France

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Brl5K TIL of the Mosuo people, a matriarchial society where its men have minimal responsibility in society, beyond "nighttime visits", raising their sisters children (but not their own), fishing and the occasional pig slaughter.
px6A TIL that Hitler wasn’t the only Führer of Nazi Germany. After his suicide, the second Führer was former Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels from 30 April-1 May 45 (Goebbels’ suicide). The last Führer was Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk from 1 May-27 May 1945.
vP8kr TIL that authors sometimes use the "Small Penis Rule" as a strategy to avoid defamation lawsuits. They give their characters small penises as a way of preventing others from claiming that the character is based on their likeness.
gMXBL TIL that during WWI in Germany, horses were considered army reservists; owners had to register them regularly, and the army kept detailed records on the locations of all horses. In the first weeks of the war, the German army mobilized 715,000 horses.
EgJbd TIL primates are the only animals that get a rash from poison ivy.