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TIL that in Sri Lanka, by law, women are STILL prohibited from buying alcohol! The law was briefly abandoned in 2018, only for the president at that time to step in and reactivate this archaic law again.

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KoPJ TIL a researcher has conjectured that the pineal gland releases the psychedelic compound DMT when near death. High doses of DMT caused subjects to enter into non-corporeal, independent realms of existence inhabited by beings of light who were expecting the volunteers.
nekWP TIL 16% of all women 65 and over, are living at Poverty level. Marital status impacts whether an older woman is living in poverty. 26.1% of women who never married live in poverty compared 4.9% of married women. $12,490 is the poverty level, US poverty rate 13.9 percent.
Rla4 TIL that world’s shortest man is Chandra Bahadur Dangi (21.5 inch) and shortest woman is Jyoti Amge (24 inch).
OYxa TIL Belgium is barely the size of New Jersey, but is home to about 125 breweries.
m7Bv TIL great white sharks are attracted to AC/DC’s music