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TIL Although considered by many to be taboo when cousins get married, the risk of them having offspring with genetic defects is not significantly higher than two random strangers having kids.

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7gob TIL that the United States Pentagon is protected by a civilian force instead of a military force
KOJ8J Mushrooms might save the world
xkrD TIL that more Colombians die every year from American tobacco than Americans die from Colombian cocaine
4XGmo TIL The same bomber group that nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the 509th Composite Group, was also the first U.S. Military group to respond to the 9/11 attacks. The group was at the time (2001) and still is known as the 509th Bomb Wing, stationed in Whiteman AFB, Missouri.
6EnK8 TIL that mapmakers used to plant fictitious streets in their maps, so that if a person copied their map, they could point out the replication of the fake street to prove copyright infringement.