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TIL that the United States is one of only 8 countries experiencing an increase in maternal deaths due to complications of childbirth: the rate has more than doubled in the last 30 years.

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Bgrr TIL that heroin was created in a search for a non-addictive alternative to morphine, and was marketed as such for a while.
kO1GE TIL Lady Godiva, a medieval noblewoman made a deal with her husband to ride through town on horse, naked, in exchange for lower public taxes. She did, but told everyone to look away. One man … Tom … took a peek and was then struck blind. This is the origin of the term “Peeping Tom”
KOWoR TIL That Big Bird could’ve been one of the casualties on the Challenger
OB94 TIL all teachers in North Korea in the 1990s were required to play the accordion–and that you needed to pass an accordion test before getting your teaching certification.
R54G6 TIL: In 2021, scientists found the fossils of a reptile that "looks like a pokemon" the size of a pigeon with a frog like moth, bat wings, large eyes, and a long tail. The fossils were 160 million years old. It was named Sinomacrops bondei, which means "China, large eyes and face".