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TIL that 38% of married & engaged people age 18-25 have signed prenups with their current partner, but only 5% of married or engaged people age 42-57 have

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4kmj5 TIL Marilyn Monroe was instrumental in kickstarting Ella Fitzgerald's career. A 1950's nightclub owner was reluctant to hire an overweight black singer until Monroe intervened saying if he did, she would sit in the front row every night. Once Ella was hired, Marilyn sat in front row for weeks
LyMd TIL In 1986, a team of Canadian researchers exhumed the body of William Brane, a sailor who died 140 years earlier during the Franklin Expedition of 1846. After being removed from the permafrost and thawed, the body was still flexible, and intestinal flora were found still living inside.
NmVb TIL: There are over 40 US states that tax Tampons and Pads as “Luxury” goods.
40JX TIL blue whales are so enormous that a human being could swim through their largest veins and arteries.
OGxve TIL about the 6th basic taste that's been discovered, adding to salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami. The 6th is ammonium chloride. This is a taste that can signal toxicity, but it's also part of a popular Scandinavian treat: salty licorice.