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TIL that about 1 in 10 Europeans were conceived on a bed from IKEA.

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QJxpE TIL that Georgian troops deliberately torched Abkhazian Research Institute of History to remove any evidence that Abkhazians' lived in their historical homeland
ORaY TIL that the Governor of Georgia from the early 1930s had two men executed for murder - despite a third man pleading guilty - because, ‘they looked like the criminal type’.
NXXoJ TIL the Greek myth of Perseus & Andromeda takes place in Ethiopia. In the story, Andromeda is the daughter of the king of Aethiopia (modern day Ethiopia). Andromeda is chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster, but is saved from death by Perseus, who marries her and takes her to Greece.
grElX [TIL] The longest boxing fight ever was 7+ hours long, and it lasted for 108 rounds. It ended in a no contest.
QJGba TIL about the "Million Dollar Quartet" which is a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash on December 4th, 1956.