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TIL 97% of girls in Egypt have had their clitoris cut off.

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OP06 TIL “Blood is thicker than water” when used in the context of family over friends, is a wildly incorrect bastardization. The full quote is, “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb,” and refers to relationships chosen meaning more than those of mere blood.
x6VN0 TIL the first ever transatlantic radio signal was received here in Canada, morse code for the letter “s”
OGQ6g TIL Habituating Mountain Gorillas to get used to humans is a complex process. Initially aggressive, they start to recognize familiar humans. To get gorillas to become comfortable around white tourists, African rangers wear paper masks so they eventually won't run away from white people
KOBea TIL a week after The Shining premiered in theaters, director Stanley Kubrick cut a final scene in a hospital, where Wendy and Danny learn that Jack's body could not be found. The scene was subsequently physically cut out of prints by projectionists and returned to the studio by order of Warner Bros.
D1MWY TIL about Digby Tatham Warter, the man who led a charge in WW2 with a bowler hat and an umbrella, and immobilising an enemy tank using said umbrella.