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TIL that in medieval Japan, women born into the bushi (warrior) class learned martial arts, and some trained in battle to protect their families and communities.

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XE6nX TIL that Canada is the most educated country in the world with 56.71% of adults meeting the OECD criteria (adult residents between ages 25 and 64 that have received a tertiary education: two-year or four-year degree or have received an education through a vocational program).
wDBP TIL there is an American restaurant chain, “Der Wienerschnitzel”, that contains three German language errors in its name. The gender is incorrect, the restaurant serves hot dogs (not Wiener schnitzel), and a missing space implies that residents of Vienna have been used as an ingredient.
WgWA TIL that an asthmatic boy died in a severe asthma attack because the school forbid asthma inhalers; while the boy was dying, the inhalers sat in a safe at the principal’s office.
erDE TIL that in pre-War Germany, it was considered fashionable and a status symbol for young men to have a scar on their left cheek from dueling with swords.
69AeZ TIL pyridoxine chloride, the inactive form of vitamin B6 that’s found in most supplements, can actually lead to decreased vitamin B6 functionality