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TIL that two straight men got married to avoid paying higher taxes

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R7yV7 TIL from Anglo Saxon times up to 1823 suicides in England were buried at crossroads with a stake through their hearts.
xNMw TIL That while Mandarin Has Twice as Many Native Speakers as English, English Has Twice as Many Total Speakers.
1gJ4 TIL that in The Beatles song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” neither George Harrison nor John Lennon plays the lead guitar part. Eric Clapton does.
vPMXL TIL in 1959 the US Post Office Dept used the submarine USS Barbero to test the concept of rocket mail. A cruise missile with its warhead replaced with two mail containers was launched from the sub and successfully recovered at a naval air station in Florida
XKg6 TIL Maggie Doyne, at just 19, used the $5,000 saved from babysitting gigs to build a home for children in Nepal. She’s gone on to adopt more than 50 children.