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TIL expensive weddings usually end in divorce.

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DWYg TIL that K-pop is subsidized by the South Korean government, because every $100 in music sales increases exports of Korean manufacturing by $412
PYvOn TIL It took more than 70 years to complete the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Originally, the Philological Society predicted that the dictionary would take about 10 years to complete. Twenty-seven years later, the editors had successfully reached the word ant.
VBjaG TIL about the ‘Doppler effect’ which explains why a siren's pitch changes as it passes by
VMOmD TIL my ancestor lived to 128 years old and fought in the Glorious Revolution and the French Indian War.
Lk4mQ TIL there is a researcher who can predict with 94% accuracy whether or not a married couple will break up within four years based on watching them have an hour-long conversation.