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TIL: Husbands are six times more likely than wives to leave when their partner is diagnosed with a serious illness.

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Wkrj4 TIL that Hawaii is bigger than seven other states in the US (including Massachusetts), is comparable in size to Maryland, and is roughly 1/3rd the size of South Carolina.
9YloD TIL there are 43 buildings in NYC which are so massive they have their own zip code.
788Kx TIL Malika Oufkir, daughter of a Moroccan politician who failed at the coup d'etat in 1977, and her mother and siblings spent 15 years in the desert prison before escaping in 1991.
GY1KG TIL When he was the Governor of Tennessee, former US President Andrew Johnson made with his own hands a very handsome suit of clothes and sent it to the Governor of Kentucky, who had been a blacksmith in his young days. He forged a shovel and tongs and sent them to Johnson.
5bZD TIL water tastes stale when left out overnight because it absorbs carbon dioxide from the air