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TIL that it's not illegal for congresspeople to engage in insider trading.

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Jwmj TIL Yann Martel ripped off a Brazilian writer for the inspiration for ‘Life of Pi’.
5Y5XP TIL that before humans came to Iceland, there was only one land mammal there: the Arctic fox.
KY0BE TIL the odds of a rich mother being married are six times higher than those of a poor mother. Just 24% of poor mothers were married in 2012 compared to 26% in 1994.
wyM8 TIL that there is a correlation between losing a parent and achieving eminence in a profession, nearly 1/3 of US Presidents lost their father at a young age.
mxK8o TIL: That adopted children of homosexual parents are significantly more likely to have non-hetero sexuality types, indicating that sexuality is not always determined by genes and is a trait that can be taught, influenced, or acquired.