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TIL a study found that German raised children of white and black American soldiers had nearly identical IQ’s. Many have interpreted this to mean racial IQ differences found in other studies are due to cultural and environmental factors.

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b68p0 TIL the koteka, also referred to as a penis gourd, is a penis sheath traditionally worn by native male inhabitants of some ethnic groups in New Guinea to cover their penises.
y4Pe TIL the ‘pirate accent’ is entirely based on the performance of Robert Newton in the film Treasure Island.
946B TIL that the poorest place in the USA (Allen, SD) is also the place in North America that is farthest from any ocean.
RpD6 TIL China returns all illegal immigrants from North Korea which usually imprisons them in a short term facility. Women who are suspected of being impregnated by Chinese fathers are subjected to forced abortions; babies born alive are killed, sometimes by exposure or being buried alive.
GYErj TIL a statue of Penn State head coach Joe Paterno was unveiled in 2001, alongside a wall with a quote from Paterno- "I hope they write I made Penn State a better place, not just that I was a good football coach." It was removed in 2012 following the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.