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TIL that there are some parts of the world (including rural parts of India) that consider menstruation as a huge taboo. It is not openly discussed between females and some males even consider period as an illness. Sanitary pad is still a foreign object for them.

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bON9 TIL that Chef Gordon Ramsay originally aspired to be a professional soccer player, but then suffered a knee injury that he never fully recovered from. He then decided to follow his already growing interest in culinary education so he wouldn’t be known as “the football player with the gammy knee”.
vPRjB TIL Salivating before vomiting is a way for your body to protect your teeth from the incoming stomach acid.
ADgL4 TIL that a man from Pittsburgh started a petition to rename their airport after Mr. Rogers. The petition got over 4000 signatures.
5YnG8 TIL that in 1666 the Dutch painter Willem van de Velde, when tasked with portraying a sea battle, manned a ship himself to make live drawings of the ongoing Four Days Battle from as close as possible.
5VPnn TIL Julie Moss was a surprise front runner of the 1982 Ironman Triathlon but collapsed several times and lost bowel control near the end as millions watched on TV. She was surpassed by a rival and crawled to the finish line. Her "agony of defeat" moment caused a surge in popularity for the sport.