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gMj5D TIL that despite being associated with first cousin marriages, Alabama isn't the only state where you can marry your first cousin
Kx5G TIL the word “emoji” has no connection to “emotion.” It comes from japanese “e-,” meaning picture, and “moji,” meaning “character.”
pYyke TIL Fidel Castro, Mariano Rajoy, Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, and Queen Elizabeth II have all been prankcalled by people pretending to be other heads of states and world leaders. Castro reportedly "unleashed a torrent of swearwords" once he realized what was happening
9RbB TIL of the Horseshoe Theory. The idea is that the political spectrum isn’t a line, it’s more of a horseshoe shape. The extreme ends of the left and right are more similar to each other than moderate left and moderate right.
xVrOb TIL When Muhammad Ali fought Chuck Wepner, the inspiration for Rocky, the fight was billed with the phrase Give the White Guy a Break