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TIL that Saudi Arabia has no minimum age of consent and that Clerics have fought efforts to create one. A judge refused to annul a marriage between an 8 year old girl and a 47 year old man.

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lobN7 TIL the Mastic tree is only found on the island of Chios and has been harvested for 2500 years. It is used for digestive problems, colds, as a breath freshener (chewing gum) and a multitude of other uses. It was threatened by the Chios forest fires in August 2012
W7g9d TIL Jessica Alba’s mother is of French-Danish heritage, while her father is from Mexican-Indian and Spanish lineage.
Y7DGG TIL Bruce's Springsteen's 13th album Devils and Dust releases in 2005 was his first and only album to have a parental advisory label. The label was used for the "adult imagery" in the song Reno where the character in the song visits a sex worker.
dyZZ TIL When Eleanor Roosevelt married her cousin (and future President) Franklin D. Roosevelt, she didn’t have to change her last name. And she was given away by her Uncle, (President) Theodore Roosevelt.
RNw TIL Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison