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TIL in 1975 after 6 same-sex marriage licenses were handed out in Colorado, a cowboy marched to the County Clerk's office with request to marry his favourite horse. But got his request rejected on the grounds that the 8 year old mare was underage.

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mxZXR TIL that Otto von Bismarck challenged a scientist to a duel, but backed out after learning that his opponent choose to fight with two pork sausages, one infected with roundworm.
D44J TIL A Saudi businessman offered US$10 million to buy the shoes thrown at President Bush in a press conference in 2008.
QJBk9 TIL about the oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh who ran his last race at the age of 101 and is currently alive and well at the age of 109.
bxWj TIL that in Game of Thrones, when Daenerys arrives at Meereen, a champion sent to insult her is actually saying a French taunt from Monthy Python and the Holy Grail in Valyrian
X0pVE TIL in Estonian, the letter 'z' is sorted between 's' and 't'.