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TIL the Paraguayan War (1864-70) was proportionally the most devastating war in modern history; it left Paraguay with less than 15% of its prewar population and with a 1:4 male to female ratio!

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jNdrv TIL Narcissist abusers learn about your insecurities and use this knowledge maliciously to provoke you. Their faux "innocence" works to catch you off guard and make you believe that they truly didn’t intend to hurt you, until it happens so often you can’t deny the reality of their malice any longer.
4k9Ag TIL that British Prime Minister, the Duke of Grafton, was a direct male-line [illegitimate] descendant of King Charles II.
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JYmAm TIL that Archaeologists discovered a 26-foot statue submerged in ground water in a Cairo slum. The biggest clue pointing to the statue's true identity was the discovery of an inscription on it that read "Nebaa," a name closely linked to Psamtik I.