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TIL puritans managed to have a prenuptial pregnancy rate of under 10%

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YPMW TIL that under the Articles of Confederation, Canada could join at any time
kOoeE TIL that during the battle of Okinawa, a US destroyer was hit by four bombs, six kamikaze attacks, multiple strafing, and still remained afloat. When the captain was asked to abandon ship, he angrily replied "I'll never abandon ship as long as a single gun will fire."
obWE TIL that Jerry Seinfeld offered to voice a character on South Park, but later declined after Matt Stone and Trey Parker had only offered him the part of “turkey #2”
N6mE TIL that big educational companies like Pearson have allowed plugs (ads) for consumer products in their standardized tests
GYw0J TIL Bobby Fischer invented the Fischer clock, the standard chess clock in major tournaments. It was even used in his match against Spassky in 1992. Fischer later complained he was cheated out of the royalties.