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TIL I learned that simply implementing blind auditions caused the number of females in top orchestras to jump from below 5% to 30%

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1a8nV TIL that Niue is a member of some UN specialised agencies (such as UNESCO, and the WHO), and is invited, alongside the other non-UN member state, the Cook Islands, to attend United Nations conferences open to "all states".
YpZA7 TIL that Sylvester Stallone kept the two turtles, "Cuff" and "Link" from the 1976 movie Rocky, and they are still alive today at 44!
v1l6K TIL Italian law forbids school cafeterias from serving deep-fried foods
E4RP TIL Fewer than 49.9% of people in London are white.
jN57X TIL Scientists in China have successfully grown tooth enamel which paves the way to replace fillings & crowns. A chemical mixture applied to whole human teeth created an enamel layer 2.7 micrometers thick within 48 hours. (Calcium & phosphate ions with triethylamine in alcohol).