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TIL - until 1993, in North Carolina, a husband could legally rape his wife under the spousal exemption from rape laws - 33 states still regard spousal rape as a lesser crime.

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dDYar TIL the highest gross for a single stand-up comedy performance ever is £1,410,000 ($1,790,206.50) earned by Ricky Gervais's Armageddon at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California, on 6 May 2023.
4ymg TIL The White House has an estimated market value of over $390 million, and would cost $2 million a month to rent.
6Eegl TIL that part of the reason Neil Armstrong was given the honor of first man on the Moon was that he was more humble than the egotistical Buzz Aldrin
9xwX TIL: In prehistoric New Zealand, Eagles with 3m wingspans preyed on humans.
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