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TIL the creator of the SAT said the test would "prove the superiority of the white race"

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wPkY TIL that European nutella has a stronger chocolatey aroma, and is different from American nutella
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jekN TIL that the record for the highest number of children birthed by one woman goes to a Russian couple by the name of Vassilyev, having birthed a total of 69 children over a span of 40 years.