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TIL eHarmony only matches women with men who are taller than them, because of complaints from women matched with short men

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lo57r TIL the end of a Ponzi scheme led to a Civil War in Albania where more than half the population had participated in various schemes.
XKkQ TIL that in Canada voters can use their fishing license, label on a prescription container or even a library card as a voter ID.
4kLjo TIL Porphyrios, the name given to a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century, loosely translates to "Purple boy".
0kV5 TIL A man was sentenced to 25 in prison for stealing a slice of pizza from a group of children