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TIL last September an 8 year old Yemenese girl died from traumatic sexual injuries on her wedding night. Her “husband” was 40.

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MJ6A TIL Bikini Bottom lies below Bikini Atoll, a small island where the US did nuclear weapons testing. Hence the talking sponges and metal canisters for buildings.
lNOB TIL 48% of the world’s population aged 15 and older has never consumed alcohol.
XaDD TIL that the reason why redheads are less sensitive to pain medications is because of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on chromosome 16
Mewxb TIL that Idi Amin, before becoming dictator of Uganda, was a prominent rugby player.
OoV0g TIL In 1993, the golden covering of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem was refurbished following a donation of $8.2 million by King Hussein of Jordan who sold one of his houses in London to fund the 80 kilograms of gold required