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TIL that nearly half (48%) of black women in the U.S. have genital herpes

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Ype4W TIL alcohol-related deaths account for 3 million deaths annually, which is 7 times more fatalities than homicide. It is the number one cause of death of people between the ages of 15 and 49.
nJpo TIL that the old 50% divorce rate in America was never true. It was never even close. It’s actually getting closer to 25%.
7rGDx TIL when Spider-man married Mary Jane in 1987, Marvel held a public wedding featuring actors dressed like the characters and Stan Lee officiated the wedding ceremony
PdNG TIL that the Ancient Greeks had a word, akrasia, to describe the lack of will that prevents us from doing something that we know is good for us
PV5G TIL 1 in 10 Icelanders publish a book in their lifetime