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TIL that height has a more important effect on earnings than gender.

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WoE8 TIL: Scientists May Have Evidence We Are In A Matrix-Like Simulation.
Ylvx TIL in Albania some young girls are raised as ‘Sworn Virgins’ which meant they gained all the rights and privileges of men - things like freedom to vote, drive, conduct business, earn money, drink, smoke, swear, own a gun, or wear pants, in return for a life of celibacy and 'pretending’ to be male.
PY9ke TIL of Robert Landsberg, a photographer who died documenting the massive 1980 eruption of Mt St Helens. Realizing he was too close to get away safely, he continued to shoot footage until he was killed. His body was found buried beneath ash, protecting his camera film.
Y7KGd TIL about The Antibiotic Resistance Crisis - Due to the overuse of antibiotics and rapid evolution of bacteria, most of the antibiotics we use today will no longer work in the near future.
vPek4 TIL: The Epic of Gilgamesh – written 700 BCE – resembles various themes, plot elements, and characters from the Hebrew Bible. Notably, the accounts of the Garden of Eden, the advice from Ecclesiastes, and the Genesis flood narrative.