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TIL the Jewish population of Iran purchased the tomb of Esther and Mordechai to mark 2500 years since the Edict of Cyrus

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p87Ap TIL approximately 15% of the American population, or 50,000,000 Americans, have an IQ below 85
PY75V TIL Dwayne Johnson set a new Guinness World Record for the Most Selfies taken in 3 minutes. He took 105 selfies with fans at his movie premiere for San Andreas.
W1eB TIL that the strongest vagina belongs to a middle-ages Russian mom, who is able to lift 30 pounds with only her vaginal sphincter muscles
R7x7Q TIL that despite that the Canadian tv channel that it airs on (Family TV) being owned by the media company that produced the show (DHX Media) the remainder of the Canadian teen series Backstage has not aired on it and the latest new episode was shown on April 20, 2019. Reruns are still airing there.
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