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TIL Men are happiest when they are "serial monogamists" - research shows while marriage to a first love is the healthiest option for a woman's mental well-being, men are better off when they have a series of serious relationships which end before marriage.

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8eGg4 TIL that when USS Taylor was transporting members of the press off USS Missouri after the signing of the Japanese surrender, the ship's mascot, a dog named Subic who had been abused during the Japanese occupation of The Philippines, bit one of the Japanese newsmen in the leg.
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