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TIL in Japan the majority of adoptees are childless adult males, adopted by families needing a strong heir for their businesses

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69ljQ TIL former UFC Champion Jon Jones once hid under a practice cage to avoid being drug tested by the USADA.
E1lLX TIL that polygamy doesn’t mean one man with multiple females. The correct term for that is polygyny. Polyamory (promiscuity) is a male or female with multiple males and/or females. Polyandry is one female with multiple males and is exceedingly rare because it usually seems to devolve into monogamy.
G7J5 TIL the colors of fire hydrants display the amount of water they provide
B0Bb TIL The Manson Family did burglary missions they called “creepy-crawling” where They would break into random homes at night while the residents slept, rearrange their furniture, and steal items.
a8BkJ TIL although the birth name of the villain in "Halloween" (1978) is Michael Myers, his official “killer” name is "The Shape" in both the Halloween script and the movie credits. The name was borrowed from the Salem Witch Trial judges who referred to spirits who harm others "shapes."