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TIL: It has been estimated that 80% of all Marriages in Human History have been between 1st and 2nd Cousins.

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a8AZ9 TIL that King Alfonso XIII of Spain,was known as "the Playboy king"and considered the pioneer of pornographic cinema in Spain.He commissioned pornographic films considered immoral and degenerate, including sexual relationships involving Catholic priests, and his passion "women with enormous breasts"
pYm4G TIL that there used to be a government agency in the United States whose only responsibility was tasting imported tea
N7Z4M TIL that double-barreled bolt action rifles exist. They have two triggers, one for each barrel. With just one movement of the bolt, both spent cartridges come out and fresh ones are loaded in.
OGE9L TIL what we call a 9-to-5 workday, Chinese people have "996," which means they have to work from 9am to 9pm 6 days a week.
WLXd TIL it has been scientifically proven that the less you know, the more you think you know. This is called the Dunning-Kruger effect