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TIL Taiwan was joined to the Asian mainland until sea levels rose about 10,000 years ago (in the Late Pleistocene)

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d8MY9 TIL that J.F.Kennedy bought up to 1200 high grade cuban cigars the day before he ordered a ban on Cuban imports!
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LQB1v TIL the oldest known "Yo Mama" joke was found on a 3500 y.o. broken tablet in Iraq. And is missing the punchline.
YJDG TIL that in developing countries, the use of birth control has lowered maternal deaths by 43%, and if full demand were met it could be reduced by as much as 73%.
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