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TIL research across 160 cultures revealed that spousal infidelity is the most common reason for a breakup

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9wQLD TIL Richard Nixon wanted to be a rapper: “I have often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those days, I might have chosen a career in music instead of politics.”
OBwR TIL there are rats that live in a colony with a queen, workers and soldiers. They also: don’t feel pain, highly resistant to cancer, need very little oxygen and can live on a single tuber for months or years. Oh yes… and they get 3 times as old as any other rodent.
8doP TIL in the US a teenager can choose to honor or void a contract they have signed at any time before they turn 18 (and they don’t have to give up everything they own)
BraXL TIL a 2011 study showed that a group of 4 year olds had a temporary lapse in cognitive function after watching 9 minutes of SpongeBob
DVaP TIL that WD-40’s formula is a trade secret. The product was not patented in 1953 to avoid disclosing the details of its composition