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TIL that Iran's government subsides gender reassignment surgery and considers sex change surgery to be acceptable

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xVL5k TIL Project RENEW, co-founded in 2001 by a US Army vet in an effort to help clear unexploded bombs in Vietnam, now spends about $24 million a year clearing unexploded ordnance, teaching children about the risks, and assisting victims. The project cleared 17,000 bombs in 2017.
5V5mr TIL about the Beerhall Putsch, an early failed coup d'état by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler
j6yNj TIL that Babe Ruth constantly cheated on his wives during his baseball career. A detective that the New York Yankees hired to follow him one night in Chicago reported that Ruth had been with six women. Another player said that he was not Ruth's roommate while traveling; "I room with his suitcase".
Een7 TIL Steve jobs tricked HP’s Carly Fiorina into allowing iTunes to becoming the prominent music player on PC’s while effectively banning her own music player until 2006.
6EoYZ TIL the Hassenfeld brothers, Herman, Hillel, and Henry, started by selling pencils and later invented G.I. Joe. When they specialized in producing toys, including Mr. Potato Head, the company was renamed "Hasbro."