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TIL "tutti frutti" means "all the fruits" in Italian.

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yQDdl TIL about Okinawa Island. This particular island is a so-called Blue Zone, an area where the people live longer than most others elsewhere in the world. As of 2002 there were 34.7 centenarians for every 100,000 inhabitants, which is the highest ratio worldwide.
oaML TIL of a phenomenon, called Coffin Birth, where fetuses are naturally “birthed” by their recently deceased mothers.
Ap9d TIL that in 1970 due to a wheat production quota dispute between a Farming family in west Australia and the Government, the family declared their land to be independent from Australia and created a legal micro-nation called the Principality of Hutt River which exists till today.
wdP6 TIL that during the filming of the nude co-ed shower scene in Starship Troopers, director Paul Verhoeven was also completely naked. It was the only way the actors agreed to film the scene.
nYJ9 TIL that 27 out of 48 States in the US allowed women to vote for President prior to the 19th ammendment (Federally mandated women’s suffrage)