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TIL that humans can reliably identify, by smell, blood relatives - but not husbands or wives. Preadolescent children can detect their full siblings but not half-siblings or step-siblings.

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e0Lgb TIL Mozart had a sister who was also considered a music prodigy. They toured together, and she even sometimes received top billing. Her father forced her to abandon her career once she became a 'marriageable age'. She is believed to have written some compositions, but none have survived
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