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TIL Portugal has the world's highest rate of divorce, with nearly 19 in 20 marriages ending in divorce.

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rryw TIL that Robert Stack (original host of the popular Unsolved Mysteries television show) was extremely skeptical about the segments involving paranormal occurrences. While recording his famous narrations, he would often turn to his producer in between takes and exclaim: “Oh, come on, Raymond!”
1Xdd TIL Seattle has a lower rate of child Polio vaccination than Rwanda.
5YD6n TIL On The Rolling Stones record sleeves between 1963 and 1965 the band used the songwriter pseudonym "Nanker/Phelge" for collaborations where all band members took equal credit
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BxVe TIL when Galileo presented his version of the telescope to the City of Venice in 1609, he did so at least partially because he needed the money to help support several illegitimate children.