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TIL that Nigeria will exceed the US in population by 2050, despite being 1/10th the size

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J1RPl TIL When Bobby Womack was 25, he had sex with his 17 year old stepdaughter. She then married her step-Uncle. For this ordeal, Bobby Womack was shot by his wife, who later divorced him. His stepdaughter never spoke to her mother again.
V4pB TIL During the 1970’s an amazing experiment was undertaken where several families lived in an Iron Age village for fifteen months, the footage taken was later turned into a TV documentary
yVrba TIL that there where woolly rhinoceros that inhabited northern Eurasia
1xAW TIL that the Chicago Cubs were the first baseball team to win back-to-back World Series; and haven’t won since
VM9lZ TIL Hipparchia of Maroneia demanded to marry cynic philosopher Crates despite her parents objecting. Crates, removed his clothes in front of her parents and declared "this is the bridegroom and this is his property". They got married and lived in the streets as cynics, often having sex in public