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TIL: We still make medications from extracts of human urine

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bKo9 TIL That while the United States has no legally mandated paid parental leave, Lithuanian women get 1 year at 100% pay or 2 years at 70% for the first year and 40% pay for the second. Men get at least one month off for each child.
VMmAD TIL the 1963 movie Charade, starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, entered the public domain immediately upon release due to Universal Pictures failing to actually include the word "Copyright" (or "©") in the copyright notice
NXpjP TIL that in 1861, Abraham Lincoln became an honorary citizen of San Marino.
BvGL TIL - Cinemas in the UK have Autism Friendly Screenings (AFS) in which the volume is lower, the lighting is darker and you can take your own food and drink.
98r7 TIL in the first edition of “The Hobbit,” Gollum willingly bets his ring in the riddle game with Bilbo and the two part on good terms. Tolkien changed the story in the second edition to reflect the corruptive powers of the ring taking shape in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.