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TIL men are 6 times more likely to leave their wife if she gets seriously ill than the other way around (20.8% vs. 2.9%)

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7rmwx TIL that Chamoy Thipyaso received the longest prison sentence in history with 141,078 years for her involvement in numerous pyramid schemes
PYyJw TIL A massive amount of the donations sent to clothing recycling companies and charities end up being exported and sold all over the world, heavily dominating local markets across Africa.
vPBBK TIL that trench rats was such a nuisance during WW1 that they are considered one of the worst parts of living in the trenches as only high-ranking people are given anti-rat beds and there are even reports of rats injuring foreheads that led to visits to the infirmary.
lMON TIL that Breaking Bad’s “Ozymandias” episode has the best overall rating of a TV episode on IMDB (more than 95% voted it a 10)
rGO0 TIL The Axolotl can be forced to transform into its adult salamander form with an injection of iodine. It never becomes an fully mature salamander in the wild.