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TIL that in the arab world 45% of married couples are related, and that this has led to very high rates of genetic problems.

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YpkMx TIL that Penis Captivus is a rare occurrence in intercourse when the muscles in the vagina clamp down on the penis much more firmly than usual (a form of vaginismus), making it impossible for the penis to withdraw from the vagina.
J7E4 TIL During the Islamic Golden Age (~750- 1258) all citizens had free health care
lkxV TIL that Patrick Stewart once said that, “All of those years in Royal Shakespeare Company – playing all those kings, emperors, princes and tragic heroes – were nothing but preparation for sitting in the captain’s chair of the Enterprise.”
9Y8X TIL that according to a professor of economics at New York University, after receiving $600 billion in foreign aid over 45 years, there’s “basically been zero rise in living standards” in Africa.
XErDX TIL of Harold Brown, who in 1978, plummeted 29 floors inside the San Francisco Transamerica building, shouting ""whoopee" all the way down. He survived the fall and was heard singing Camptown Races in the ambulance.