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TIL that Apple and Facebook have said they will cover the cost of freezing the eggs of female employees who want to delay having a baby while they pursue their careers

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XE8LE TIL Afghanistan was the only country banned from participating in the 2000 Olympics, due to the Taliban government’s oppression of women and ban on sports.
oRmmY TIL when you flipped a cigarette in a pack and called it was called a lucky from WWII, it was smoked last because you were lucky enough to make it through that day.
b9MlQ TIL that clonally transmissible cancers exist. These cancers can be transmitted between individuals without the involvement of an infectious agent (unlike e.g. HPV-associated cervical cancer). They are very rare in humans but more common in dogs, Tasmanian devils and clams.
vOyx TIL Google has an archive of newspapers, with the oldest dating back to August 28, 1738
M70R0 TIL the Walt Disney Company neither owns nor operates Tokyo Disneyland