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[TIL] falling in love costs you two friends according to Oxford study

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v1BvD TIL the Dinkleberg's from the Nickelodeon show Fairly Odd Parents is a reference to D.I.N.K., meaning Dual Income No Kids, which refers to married couples like the Dinklebergs who have large amounts of money due to not spending it on kids.
R70da TIL drug lord Pablo Escobar turned himself in to the authorities on the condition (other than not being extradited to the U.S.) that he would build the prison himself and choose his own guards. The "prison" also featured a football pitch, giant doll house, bar, jacuzzi among other amenities.
5YeXn TIL Wisconsin has an area with very sandy soil which is able to support a desert like environment including prickly pear cactus and a few species of lizard.
m1w9v TIL there has only been one instance of a submarine sinking another submarine while submerged.
j6MnE TIL Decomposing leaves can trap in nitrous oxide (i.e. "laughing gas") which deer will sometimes get high on when digging them up