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TIL about sesquizygotic twins, which are neither identical nor fraternal, but a rare middle ground with a split egg and two separate sperm.

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QNZ0E TIL that for the first time in almost 300 years, Europe currently has no reigning female monarch
nWXeB TIL about Sikkim, a Himalayan Kingdom that was independent for +300 years as recently as 1975, when the Chogyal, a Buddhist absolute monarch (except 1973-75) of Tibetan origin was desposed of in a referendum by his (mostly Hindu) subjects where the overwhelming majority (97%) voted to join India.
78lgP TIL in 1981, Mauritania was the last country in the world to abolish slavery. The ban wasn't enforced till 2007. In 2017 600,000 were still living in slavery, and only 1 person was prosecuted for owning slaves.
x6LxD TIL the United States Postal Service (USPS) delivers a whopping 44% of the world's mail
4RoN TIL the “2-3 months salary” a guy should spend on a engagement ring was a marketing campaign by diamond mining company De Beers