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TIL the Nigerian money scams we recieve via email date as far back as the 1830s when they were attempted via post.

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RnY7 TIL: To encourage more men to assume a greater share of care-giving responsibilities, Norwegian law states that 10 weeks of parental leave is reserved for fathers. Norway is the first country to introduce paternity leave.
yV7bw TIL the antibiotic rifampin/rifampicin (used to treat tuberculosis) was named after the 1955 French crime movie "Rififi," about a jewel heist and rival gangs, because the discoverers were fans of the movie
0wA9v TIL Aristotle believed the universe had existed forever. Something eternal is more perfect than something created. He suggested the reason we see progress was that floods, or other natural disasters, had repeatedly set civilization back to the beginning
E0Lp TIL in the ‘60s and '70s it was common for young boys with micropenises to be given sex reassignment surgery and raised as girls
ZKrv TIL slow drivers, not speeders, are statistically more likely to be involved in an accident.