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TIL that Germany opened its Special Forces to women in 2001. Only one woman applied & she failed the requirements. As of 2016, no woman has passed the selection process.

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KO5J9 TIL that humans have a free floating bone in the neck that anchors the tongue in place and is believed to greatly contribute to humans being able to talk in the sophisticated manner that we do today.
prE8 TIL the remaining members of Monty Python sang “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” at Graham Chapman’s funeral
Lk4Dd TIL that killing a tyrant was legal in classical Greece and was called Tyrannicide
NXeE8 TIL that "Let it Snow" was written during a heat wave in Los Angeles and not a cozy town in winter
eA6E TIL Christmas (December 25) is actually the FIRST “Day of Christmas”, and that the “Twelve Days of Christmas” actually lead up to the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6). Most of this tradition has been forgotten in Western Christianity.