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TIL more than a third of divorce filings contained the word Facebook

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awBLL TIL that drowning is often quick and silent. While drowning, the victim's mouth can only stay above the water for just enough time to breathe. The victim is not usually able to wave or yell for help. Because of this, most onlookers assume the event to be regular swimming.
nxLo TIL of the ACLU “Bust Card” - a simple English-written brochure outlining your rights in case you’re stopped by the police, FBI or ICE.
DQW4v TIL after meeting at a dinner in 1837, french PM François Guizot and Princess Dorothea von Lieven became enamored and started writing to echother every single day. In the next 20 years, they exchanged at least 5000 letters
dDlO9 TIL memories are reconstructed, not replayed. Each time you recall something, your brain slightly alters the memory based on new experiences and perspectives.
9wnaB TIL the UK passport office declined to issue a 6-yr-old British girl a passport because the child's name Khaleesi was under WB trademark. After the story was reported on & it was determined that a birth name cannot be trademarked & that trademarks are for goods & services, the decision was reversed.