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TIL Mississippi leads all states in percentage of same-sex couples raising children (26%) even though it doesn’t allow for same-sex adoption. Salt Lake City leads all cities (25%) even though same-sex adoption was illegal until October 2014.

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8AQX TIL in 1993, during a Friar’s Club roast of Whoopie Goldberg, her then-boyfriend Ted Danson appeared in black-face and began telling racially charged jokes. Montel Williams stormed out of the event and then-Mayor Dinkins claimed offense. It was later revealed that Whoopie wrote the jokes.
l7ZMV TIL that some sharks can "walk" on land. The epaulette shark can move across land using its fins, a fascinating adaptation that allows it to move between tide pools when the water recedes.
kdym TIL in 1623, the German polymath Wilhelm Schickard designed what was probably the first mechanical digital computer. Schickard died of bubonic plague soon, but his machine was replicated later and is likely to have worked in spite of some imperfections.
16wpW TIL of Siren Kings, a youth subculture where crews try to build the loudest and clearest sound system. The "sirens" are a mix of battery-powered loudspeakers and public address systems fixed to cars or bikes. Celine Dion's music is often used in Siren battles as they must showcase treble over bass.
X0kG6 TIL that Oxford University is older than Aztec Empire. Oxford turned into a full-fledged university by 1096. While, the origins of Aztec Civilization is marked by the foundation of Tenochtitlan in 1325.