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TIL that the Fairy Tales of Ludwig Bechstein were once more popular then the Brothers Grimm. In those tales women were self reliant instead of damsels in distress, and step-mothers were not treated as "wicked" since many German mothers died in childbirth and the role of stepmother was so important.

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woyxP TIL French sailor Narcisse Pelletier was abandoned in 1858 at the age of 14 on the Cape York Peninsula, in Australia. He was discovered and rescued by an Aboriginal family who adopted him and named him Amglo, for the next 17 years, until he was found by the crew of the John Bell in 1875.
QJeve TIL that Smarter women are less likely to have kids, maternal urges drop by 25% with every extra 15 IQ points.
LQb1m TIL about the Sodium Vapor Process used in filmmaking. In 1965, the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, was awarded to the film Mary Poppins.
DQgrD TIL Deep-sea divers use a mix of 79% helium and 21% oxygen, making their voices squeeky. They need to use pitch control to understandably communicate.
07v TIL that a fair-skinned person sitting on a beach in June for 15 minutes will produce nearly 20,000 IUs of Vitamin D, which is actually a hormone that increases the body’s production of antimicrobial peptides which directly and rapidly destroy the cell walls of bacteria, fungi, and viruses.