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TIL that Chick Sexers are trained professionals whose jobs are to determine the gender of a newborn chick. Average salary is $60,000/year.

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6EBZ7 TIL that in medieval Germany, married couples could legally settle their disputes by fighting a Marital Duel. To even the field, the man had to fight from inside a hole with one arm tied behind his back. The woman was free to move and was armed with a sack filled with rocks.
vax TIL that George C. Scott watched a hockey game at home and went to sleep in lieu of attending the Academy Awards the night he won best actor for Patton
BrXWx TIL Humans have a stronger bite than the common snapping turtle
6E8XQ TIL a UK study found that in divorce cases, husbands engaged in affairs in 75% of cases, wives in 25% of cases. 53% of divorces were marriages that lasted 10-15 years, 40% ending after 5-10 years. The study found that if a marriage survives over 20 years it is unlikely to end in divorce.
4AZR TIL that nurses and doctors wear green or blue scrubs to help relieve eye strain from constantly looking at red (patient’s insides), which is also opposite on the color wheel. They’re easier to wash and keep longer.