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TIL that Twinless Twins is an organization that provides specialized support to twins whose twin sibling has died

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wJKY TIL When Perelman solved the most important problem in topology he was awarded the Fields Medal and Millennium Prize of one million dollars. He declined both saying: “The main reason is my disagreement with the organized mathematical community. I don’t like their decisions, I consider them unjust.”
wLdlJ TIL The Kreung Tribe of Cambodia builds love huts where teenaged girls can have sex with different men till they find ''Mr Right''.
ZpKKo TIL: All birds have extra eyelids
rRZ9w TIL about brothel candles, which burned for precisely 7 minutes and were heavily used during Victorian times. The individual would pay the fee, light the candle, and when the candle burned out, the session was over.
J19PQ TIL a study was conducted on memories of the attacks of September 11, highlighting how strong emotional reactions elicited by flashbulb events are actually remembered poorly, and drawing conclusions on how historical events are accurately or inaccurately remembered and recorded over time.