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TIL Asian female/White male marriages are the least likely to divorce in any interracial marriage pairing.

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X0AZ8 TIL that medical bloodletting dates back to ancient Egypt and spread to Greece where the practice was rationalized as balancing the four “humors.” In 1163, the Church prohibited clergy healers from performing the procedure, calling it an abhorred practice, so barbers began to offer the service.
VMeo8 TIL that actor Dorian Harewood (Eightball) in Full Metal Jacket asked for more money when Kubrick inevitably needed more time on the contract. Dorian asked for more money and Kubrick was furious and killed him off -- in the movie.
4XrGR TIL there's an emergency Hall & Oates hotline called "Callin' Oates". You can call in an choose from 4 Hall & Oates songs to listen to. Apparently, it's been around since 2011
0wMpj TIL the story of Horatio on the Bridge. A junior Roman officer, he defended a bridge leading to Rome when an Etruscan army invaded. While the rest had retreated, Horatio rallied men to destroy the bridge behind him while he stopped the enemy from crossing. Jumping into the river, he swam to safety.
LQLkr TIL It has been reported that besides Abe Lincoln, the ghosts of William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jackson, John Tyler, and Thomas Jefferson also haunt the White House. Lincoln’s ghost hasn’t been seen since the 1980’s.