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TIL chainsaws were invented for childbirth.

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nNwG TIL Israel’s nuclear policy is NOT to “nuke the entire world” in the event it’s attacked. Israel’s policy is to not even comment on whether or not they have nuclear weapons, let alone what they would do with them if attacked.
ADBKl TIL 24 Carob bean gave name to 24 karats one Roman gold coin roughly 4.5 grams.
QJKoX TIL that the Holodomor, a man-made famine, killed millions of people in the Ukraine between 1932–1933. 16 countries consider it as a genocide.
e0RW4 TIL of the "Dr Fox Effect". Researchers created a jargon-filled, contradictory, and nonsensical lecture. Audiences rated the lectures highly if the presenter was expressive, even though the lecture was jibberish.
M7NVb TIL that Irish bagpipes are a thing and are distinctly different to Scottish bagpipes (Happy St. Patrick's Day!)