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TIL the US economy does better under a Democratic president.
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TIL the Dionne Quintuplets, born in 1934, were identical and conceived naturally. Their mother, who already had five children, was expecting twins. She was pre-eclamptic, went into early labor, and gave birth at home. In total they weighed 13.4 lb., but thrived and were never admitted to hospital.
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TIL there were 49 civilan casaulities in Pearl Harbor attacks
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TIL that English and Norwegian share not only the same syntax, but also have very similar pronunciation / sounds and even shared words (although usually with different meanings). English is classified as western Germanic but it fits all the characteristics of a northern Germanic language.
OoxDa
TIL that in Bhutan, boys are encouraged to go “Night Hunting”, a practise where they attempt to sneak into the homes of girls to engage in sexual relations with them. If they are caught by the family however, they have to marry the girl.
k6od
TIL In about 25% of DNA exoneration cases, innocent defendants made incriminating statements, delivered outright confessions or pleaded guilty.