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TIL the Persian calender is the most accurate calender in the world losing only 0.00000615th of a day every century

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7rGwP TIL that Sweden experimented with a Moose cavalry in the 1700s
epZPL TIL in 2012, a California high school student was directed to urinate in a bucket in a supply room closet after a teacher mistakenly believed that bathroom breaks were not permitted. In 2017, a court ordered the school district to pay the student $1.25 million.
dmG8 TIL that in response to her husband’s infidelity, a woman from Prague decided to commit suicide by jumping from her third-story balcony. By chance she happened to land on her spouse below, cushioning her fall. She survived, but he died.
OxPg TIL that a member of the National Guard was accused of kidnapping and raping a woman. He lost his job, wasn’t allowed to deploy with his team and began suffering health issues. The woman later admitted that she lied and the sex was consensual. She was sentenced to 32 days jail.
N7EXb TIL the Czech Republic changed its English name to Czechia in 2016