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TIL in ancient Egypt, men could take time off of work to care for menstruating wives and daughters.

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JYbWk TIL a freshwater lake in Canada is one of only a few lakes in the world to contain living coral reef like structures believed to resemble early life on earth or life on other planets.
R7Ak8 TIL There is a place called the Three Emperors' Corner, which for more than 40 years marked the place at which the borders of three of Europe's most powerful empires – the Russian Empire, Austria-Hungary and the German Empire – met.
6ERkm TIL of the Battle of Karánsebes, where drunk Calvary yelling "Turk!" as a joke. The infantry believed them and opened fire, causing the officers to shout "Stop!" The artillery thought it was "Allah" and opened fire. Two days later the Ottoman army arrived, discovering the dead and wounded.
Z8xOp TIL there is a Mickey Mouse shaped solar farm at Disney World, Florida
JYBYm TIL in May 2006, over 300 Portuguese school children received medical attention for an illness which caused rashes and shortness of breath. The illness was later cited as being a case of mass hysteria caused by an episode of a soap opera which dealt with a deadly virus outbreak in a school.