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TIL the American debt in 1946 was over 106% of the nation's GDP

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xVYN1 TIL that male fertility is highly correlated with the length between the scrotum and anus aka the taint. And the average size is 2 inches.
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9YP96 TIL Candace Bergen’s ventriloquist father left $10,000 to his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, and $0 to her. Charlie also had his own bedroom, which was bigger than hers. She also recalls "A gentle squeeze on the back of my neck was my cue to open and shut my mouth so he could ventriloquize me.”
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