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TIL Finnish has no gender-specific pronouns, oftentimes causing them to call someone a “he” instead of “she” in English.

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W79r4 TIL the first Indian Scientist (Subhash Mukhopadhyay) to create a IVF child (durga) in 1978 (67 days after the 1st baby in UK) comitted suicide after being harasssed and discredited by the state and central government of India and even prevented from sharing his success globally.
wmr8 TIL that the ♥ shape came from the Silphium plant, a now extinct contraceptive plant used by the Romans
Me4XA TIL Nigerian Americans are the most educated ethnic group in America and have the highest income per capita
O9n4 TIL there is an animal that looks like a gremlin with a “long, bony, witch-like middle finger” called an Aye Aye. These gentle, harmless animals are killed due to local superstition that aye-ayes are harbingers of death, and if an aye-aye points its middle finger at you, it’s a death sentence.
rR6de TIL 26 states in the U.S. do not require employers to provide meal or rest breaks to their employees.