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TIL that an Oxford University study has found that for every person you fall in love with and accommodate into your life you lose two close friends.

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gM7ky TIL - The earliest known written use of the term “motherfucker” was from a Texas court case in 1889. Witnesses described a defendant being called a “God damned mother-f—cking, bastardly son-of-a-bitch.” Mother-fucking was the only expletive to get censored in the court transcript.
WnbN TIL Britain has not been successfully invaded in 951 years
yQMwJ TIL that in Pakistan, half of all marriages are between first or second cousins.
Wvp8 TIL that when Dave Hampton became the first Atlanta Falcon to rush for 1000 yards in a season in the last game of the 1972 season the game was stopped so the team could honor him. Soon after, Hampton was tripped up in the backfield on a sweep, losing five yards. He finished the season with 995 yards
7rJwp TIL: In the 1950s, if a woman wanted to know if she was pregnant, she needed to get her urine injected into a frog.