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TIL that the rule of thumb “half your age plus seven” was in earlier sources understood as a formula to calculate the ideal age for the bride, instead of a lower limit for the suitable age.

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ERJw TIL at noon on September 1, 1923, a massive earthquake hit Tokyo. Major fires popped up across the city, because people were cooking lunch over fires when the quake hit. Over 100,000 people died.
699P7 TIL about the battle of talas. A battle where the forces of the Abbasid caliphate and the allied Tibetian empire fought against the Tang Dynasty of China for control of sry darya region of Central Asia. The battle ended with a Abbasid victory that marked the end of the Tang westward expansion.
kOLMd TIL of Guy Goma, who was accidentally interviewed live on BBC News as an expert while only there for an interview as an accountant
xVWpw TIL Julie Kavner, the voice of Marge Simpson, is 70 years old
E5Ww TIL Its hard to find deodrant in Korea as almost all korean lacks gene ABCC11 responsible for armpit odor.