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TIL the Finnish people have 5–13% East Eurasian ancestry
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TIL that JFK was the first president to receive a coat of arms from a foreign power (Ireland)
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TIL that into the 1950s the most reliable and fastest pregnancy test was to expose female toads to the woman’s urine. If the woman was pregnant, elevated levels of the hormone hCG would cause the toad to develop eggs within 24 hours.
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TIL "Methinks the lady doth protest too much" is meant opposite to how it is used. It's not meant to doubt someone denying something, but rather someone proclaiming something. "Protest" (pruh-test) is a different word than (pro-test) that means to profess in favor. This is the origin of "Protestant"
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TIL the term “suck it” was used almost twice as often in the 1650 as it is now
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TIL during WWII, if a US submarine sank all the targets it engaged, it was considered a "clean sweep" and a broom was attached to the periscope to celebrate their accomplishment