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TIL that racism and homophobia are scientifically linked to lower IQs

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4k6jw TIL that in 1952, in order to see who would win the main role in a film called “Viva Zapata!”, actors Marlon Brando and Anthony Quinn held a “pissing contest” in which the person who’d piss the furthest over the Rio Grande in Mexico would win the role. Marlon Brando was the champion.
DQNND TIL that whisky is the UK's 5th export product, valued at £6.25 billion.
VQGQ TIL that in 1973, the Vanderbilts held a family reunion. Not one of the 120 decedents were millionaires at the time
W7ybB TIL Chile has such a long coast, in part, because they won all of Bolivia's coast and some of Peru's coast in a late-1800s war. This is still a sensitive issue between Chile and Bolivia today.
wLlr1 TIL the average American male weighs 196lbs (89kg), and the average American female 168lbs (76kg)