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TIL that Half of European men share King Tut's DNA

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rNNE0 TIL that Portuguese Man O'Wars can be left or right-handed. The "left-handed" ones sail to the right of the wind, while the "right-handed" ones sail to the left.
NXyN TIL that Mongol tradition dictates that the youngest son inherit his father’s property, contrary to most cultures.
OGgOX TIL that the country with the most doctors per capita is Cuba (8.4 doctors per 1,000 people)
oy1R TIL that the Guatemalan currency, the quetzal, was originally a bird’s tail feathers. “Since it was a crime to kill a quetzal, the bird was simply captured, its long tail feathers plucked, and was set free.”
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