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TIL Peru has a prison just for for Ex-Presidents of the South American country. It can hold up to 3 people at any one time and is currently full.

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aO6Z TIL the genome of modern humans contains the DNA from four different hominid ancestors: homo sapiens, Neanderthals, Denisovans, and a fourth species that has yet to be discovered.
lWlK TIL about “token sucking” - someone, generally a homeless person, earns his sustenance by clogging the token receptacle in the subway turnstile with gum or a paperclip. The tokens become backed up in the receptacle and then “sucks them out by placing his lips around the opening and inhaling.”
x6OGB TIL that the urethra is an organ.
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