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TIL that there is no dog alive from the 20th century

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YxNP TIL that the ‘fact’ that 50% of marriages end in divorce is the result of poor scholarship. In reality, only 30% of first marriages end in divorce and only 20% end in divorce if the partners are educated and over 25 when wed.
Q6ld TIL US Representative Cassius Clay survived an assassination attempt, was shot in the chest, killed his attempted murderer with a bowie knife, threw him over an embankment, and continued the debate he was having
N7ePN TIL the United States is not even in the top 10 most obese countries
Y7G7 TIL a caretaker in China licked a rare monkey’s anus for an hour in order to save it’s life.
4XxNa TIL that Alice in Wonderland was banned in China in grounds that animals shouldnt speak.