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TIL The original version of the American Pledge of Allegiance did not include the line “[…] one Nation, under God[…]”, which was added in 1954.

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60NJ TIL if a persons body odor smells good to you that means that they have an immune system basically opposite to yours. This happens so the chances of finding a mate with the opposite immune system is greater and the chances of any offspring you produce together will have a stringer immune system
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