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TIL Houston, TX has the highest dog-to-person ratio in the world, with 52.1 dogs per 100 humans

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R5Ngj TIL that Marilyn Monroe spent most of her childhood in foster homes and orphanages until age 16 when, upon being faced with being returned to an orphanage, she chose to get married to her neighbour's 21 year old son, drop out of school, and become a housewife.
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