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TIL: The article quoting UNICEF that “70% of marriages in Ethiopia are by abduction” was in error. UNICEF’s survey says its 7.8% and almost entirely in rural areas.

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rEg4 TIL Christopher John Boyce was a convicted spy for the Soviet Union sentenced to 40 years in prison. In 1980, he escaped federal prison and was on the run for 1yr and 8 months, during which time he committed 17 bank robberies and studied aviation so he could eventually flee to the Soviet Union.
NEyN TIL Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis didn’t talk from 1956 to 1976 & remained estranged until 1987. That’s when Martin’s son was killed in a plane crash. When Martin found out Lewis secretly attended the funeral, he called his old partner and patched things up & remained close until Martin’s 1995 death.
vyOj TIL There is a professional Indian cricket player named Napoleon Einstein.
yVekw TIL All of the bases in DNA and RNA have now been found in meteorites
GOR5 TIL the Pleiades (a cluster of stars) were used as a method for testing eyesight in ancient times, a soldier who could see at least 7 was given the job of scouts or archers.