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TIL Same Sex Unions were performed in christian churches as early as 512 AD throughout Europe and the middle east.

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5YYDR TIL a quarter of Grade 4 students, half of Grade 7 students and 85 per cent of Grade 11 students in Canada have their own personal cellphone. They are being used less as actual phones and more as mini computers by kids
KYQYa TIL Mad Cow Disease is caused by cattle consuming the remains of other cattle as part of their diet
xVpAD TIL The Author of the "Footprints in the sand" poem is disputed
vPBLx TIL that in 2012 a researcher called Teresa Gonzalo created a vaginal gel that inhibits the transmission of HIV by 80%
eNx5 TIL Human cadavers donated to science are used as crash test dummies because they’re better at showing organ and tissue damage than conventional dummies (for obvious reasons).