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TIL that while researchers used to think premarital cohabitation led to less early divorces but more longer-term marriages, that may no longer prove true. Researchers now think premarital cohabitation has short‐term benefits and longer term costs for marital stability.

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9EA6 TIL that Kim Jong Il wanted to solve the North Korean hunger problem by breeding giant rabbits. A German farmer supplied 11 rabbits to help him get started, but it was later discovered Kim Jong Il ate all of them at his birthday party
kOWoB TIL NASCAR fans were upset when Movoto, a real estate brokerage firm in San Mateo, Calif, used a rating system to list the top 10 most "redneck" cities in America
MeaMB TIL of Tanzanian man Saniniu Laizer: a small-scale miner who found 3 rare Tanzanite gemstones which he sold to the government for 12.44 billion Tanzanian shillings. ($5.35 million USD). Laizer, who has 30 children, said it won't change his lifestyle of caring for his 2,000 cows.
Wk7wY Microwaves can transform a frozen pizza into hot, melted goodness in four minutes flat, but they can't rescue your melted ice-cream sundae. To cook food, a microwave oven converts voltage into high-frequency electromagnetic microwaves. The molecules in food—especially water and fat—absorb this energy and wiggle at high speeds, causing them to heat rapidly and warm the surrounding food. Although quickly turning leftovers cold would be handy, this is a one-way operation, explains David Pozar, a professor and microwave expert at the University of Massachusetts.
Lk7VQ TIL that agriculture workers in early 20th century California were often forced to use "short-handled" hoes so supervisors could easily spot when they stood up to rest, despite contributing to severe injury. Thanks to Cesar Chavez and the UFW, its use was prohibited in 1975