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TIL That more US states permit “cousin marriage” than gay marriage

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KODVQ TIL of Jānis Pīnups. Presumed killed in World War II, he deserted the Red Army. To avoid being caught, he hid in the forest until 1995, constructing bunkers to hide in. Only his siblings knew he was alive, and he helped them gather forest mushrooms and berries under the cover of night.
arMM TIL Canada’s Constitution was permanently stained red after a student poured paint on it in protest. He was sentenced to only 3 months in jail, to be served on weekends, as the court believed his actions had shown that he was “an excellent student, with a possibly brilliant artistic future.”
M7A5m TIL Huy Fong’s sriracha (rooster sauce) almost exclusively used peppers grown by Underwood Ranches for 28 years. This ended in 2017 when Huy Fong reneged on their contract, causing the ranch to lose tens of millions of dollars.
gM8KW TIL Sign language users experience "tip of the finger" just like how English speakers experience "tip of the tongue".
8ekEX TIL a very small proportion of people have two copies of a mutant form of the CCR5 gene, which makes them greatly resistant to acquiring HIV / AIDS.