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TIL divorce only became legal in Ireland in 1997.

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MeXNW TIL scientists invented a genetically modified form of rice called "Golden Rice" to produce beta-carotene, to feed people in areas suffering from Vitamin-A deficiency
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R7OW7 TIL a third of criminal convictions of women in the UK are for not paying for a TV Licence
yAKV TIL that Mark Zuckerberg made so much money in 2013 that his pay raised the average compensation for a tech worker in San Mateo county by $80,000, from $210,000 to $290,000.
v1vJL TIL that the Hubble Space Telescope consumes less power than a kitchen kettle.