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TIL modern Air Conditioning exists out of the need to dehumidify. Cooling was a fortunate side effect.

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6E5EW TIL that Arkansas is the only state where landlords are not required to make repairs or keep property in habitable condition, and failure to vacate is a crime.
awPmA TIL that according researchers at London School of Economics, unmarried and childless women lead “happier” lives, are likely to outlive their married child-rearing counterparts and are healthier than them.
L7Rm TIL that the only country in the world where women cannot vote is Vatican City
xWOB TIL that Habsburg dynasty has a unique lip structure and this is a result of incestuous selection of marriage partners.
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