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TIL 30% of one night stands actually turn into long-term relationships.

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rN7mo TIL that while searching for the three missing civil rights workers in 1964 (Goodman, Chaney and Schwerner) in the Bogue Chitto swamp near Philadelphia Mississippi, the Navy searchers failed to find the civil rights workers, but did find eight other bodies.
6Ey5Z TIL that internet classic Chocolate Rain was a powerful anthem against institutional racism.
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v1Baj TIL An Ancient Greek philosopher was exiled for claiming the moon was a rock, not a god.