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TIL tall men are more likely to have children and be in relationships than short men.

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GYxrG TIL the Bull Arab originates from Australia and is commonly called the Australian Pig Dog since they were originally developed to hunt and hold pigs pinned to the ground by the ear. Currently, its breed status is not recognized as a breed by any major kennel club.
b9jDZ TIL Brazilian priest, Father Adelir Antonio de Carli, died after he floated out over the ocean suspended by hundreds of helium-filled party balloons and crashed into the ocean
JYXZV TIL that "paradise" is a word derived from a proto-Iranian word that meant "walled enclosure"
Lk1dr TIL of "promession", an elaborate decomposition system that takes a body, freezes it, vibrates it to dust, and dehydrates it, to result in the most eco-friendly form of burial ever devised.
B4Xk TIL the city of New York will pay for a one-way plane ticket for any homeless person if they have a guaranteed place to stay