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TIL there was a war called 'The Fantastic War'. Portugal&Great Britain (Army: 14k. Casualties <1000) versus Spain&France (Army: 42k. Casualties <30K)

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9YAdX TIL that the Mangaia people of the Cook Islands have a sex positive culture, where casual sex with different partners, and frequent intercourse with multiple orgasms (as many as three climaxes nightly), are perceived as sexually normal.
a8xe9 TIL that the King of Malaysia is elected by a special council called the Conference of Rulers
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9YrL7 TIL Tom Kenny, the voice actor for SpongeBob, has been married to the voice actor for Plankton's computer wife Karen, Jill Talley, since 1995.