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TIL every person has maximum hair lenght determined by genetics.

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EMnX TIL the word “feminism” was created and first used by … a man. Charles Fourier translated the word into English from French in the 1800s to refer to women’s “emancipation”.
jNMQp TIL Cannabis was an important part of Japanese culture from prehistoric times until their defeat in WWII
oRK4R TIL French was the official language of England for about 300 years from 1066 to 1362.
D4Xj TIL Weird Al Yankovic was the valedictorian of his high school
GYk6j TIL that Samoa never had a December 30, 2011 because they moved from the eastern side of the international dateline to the western side on December 29, therefore skipping a day. Employers were still required to pay their staff for December 30 even though it never existed.