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TIL the state of Florida does not allow married couples to divorce while one of the partners is pregnant.

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JYMvl TIL That There Were Men Castrated in Childhood to Keep Their Prepubescent Voices: "Castrato". Apparently it was because women weren't allowed to sing in the church at the time, so this was their solution to still achieve "women'-like sounds"
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