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TIL the US Homeownership Rate Is Now the Lowest Since 1989

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5E9D TIL that there are more words in the “with” family besides “without” and “within.” There are also “withover” and “withunder”, meaning “greater than or equal to” and “less than or equal to”, respectively.
9EZ7 TIL A pair of twins were separated at birth, adopted and raised by separate families on 2 separate continents. They were reunited when one of them saw the other starring in the movie 21 & Over, saw the resemblance and contacted her via Facebook.
b6L40 TIL about jeep ducking
1X17 TIL Donald Unger cracked his left hand knuckles everyday for 60 years but did not do so on his right hand. Proving that cracking knuckles had no effect on his health he earned a 2009 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine.
DJRY TIL that in weight loss, ~84 percent of the fat that is lost turns into carbon dioxide and leaves the body through the lungs