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TIL Parents of Down syndrome children are less likely to divorce.

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gMo4 TIL that Bradley Manning who leaked classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize twice in 2011 and 2012.
1gQX TIL there is a practicing attorney in Detroit named Luke Skywalker
MeeX8 TIL that Roman Emperor Valentian I died of a brain aneurysm in 375 because he became so enraged at a group of envoys. He reportedly became so angered that he burst a blood-vessel in his skull, leading to a stroke that ended his life.
Z8EkY TIL if not for Jim Carrey, director Chuck Russell would have likely picked Matthew Broderick or Nicolas Cage for the lead role as Stanley Ipkiss in the 1994 movie "The Mask"
1vaW TIL it only takes a gallon of fuel to move 1 ton of material 500 miles by rail.