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TIL miso soup combats the harmful effects of radiation exposure
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TIL the idea that female fertility dramatically drops at 35 is inaccurate and based on a 19th century study. Modern studies show women over 45 still have an up to 50% chance of getting pregnant.
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TIL roughly 2000 Canadians fought in the Spanish Civil War (proportionately higher than the ratio of US or British volunteers) and roughly half died
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TIL that we are living through the 6th mass extinction of species in Earth's history, the HOLOCENE EXTINCTION. There have been 5 mass extinctions previously, including the one that killed the dinosaurs. The Holocene extinction or Anthropocene extinction, is a complete result of human activity.
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TIL Citizens living in the Territories of the United States, like Guam and American Samoa, cannot vote in the general presidential election, however they do vote for and provide delegates for the national party conventions.
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TIL about Jean-Claude Romand who lied about being a medical doctor for 18 years before killing his wife, children and parents when he was about to be exposed