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TIL 50-80% of the population has herpes

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yVVpJ TIL Napoleon made Bavaria a kingdom, adopted his wife's non-noble niece, gave her a title and dowry, and got her engaged to a powerful prince, just so he could get his step-son to marry another powerful princess, who had been previously engaged to the prince
DOyr TIL Koala fingerprints and human fingerprints are so alike that crime scene experts can mistake one for the other.
nWjk7 TIL that people who attempted suicide are seven times more likely to die of heart disease before age 40
6ADW TIL During the 2012 London Olympics, which lasted for 17 days, the athletes were provided with 150,000 free condoms- approximately 15 each.
OG60L TIL Kate Winslet broke Tom Cruise's underwater filming record while filming Avatar 2. Winslet held her breath during a scene for seven minutes and twelve seconds beating the mark of six minutes Cruise set while filming Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.