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TIL that more than 70% of marriages in Ethiopia are by abduction, and in some areas, it’s closer to 80%.

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jNYkn TIL that The Wright Brothers achievement of powered human flight went largely unnoticed and unacknowledged by the American public for years.
nejnr TIL in 2002 when scientists studied a 100-year-old original recipe for veal stock, they identified a fifth taste category that was not sweet, bitter, sour, or salty. Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda identified the savory taste as glutamic acid, which he called "umami," or Japanese for "yummy".
oB0o7 TIL that Carrie B. Shelton was the Woman Who Became Governor 11 Years Before Women's Suffrage
GAyy1 TIL about the origins of the term "Anti-Semitism"
6EAe7 TIL when Alexander the Great died, his body didn't show signs of decomposition for six days because he actually wasn't dead yet but suffering from Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Because of this, people that time thought he was a god.