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TIL Americans donate the largest amount of money to charity as percent of GDP by a large margin

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Egxv7 TIL that cousin marriage is more like "a norm" than a "taboo/exception" and only half of the US states ban it.
oBynY TIL The word meme was coined by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. Dawkins also provided a handy tip on how to say it: "It should be pronounced to rhyme with 'cream'."
99gM TIL During World War II, an RAF gunner Nicholas Alkemade fell through 18,000 feet without a parachute and survived without injuries. He was captured by the Germans, who issued him a commemorative certificate for his miraculous survival after verifying the details of his ‘story’.
YVx TIL that the Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty concluded around 1259 BCE is the oldest written treaty that still survives today
R5KY1 TIL that Friday, February 7th (2025) is National Working Naked Day. (probably NSFW)