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TIL Black women and White men have the second lowest divorce rate in the US.

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a46J TIL that before the dominance of HTML on the web, a protocol called GOPHER existed. Despite its linear navigation, lack of an hyperlink function, not having images, and the current lack of support from the main browsers, gopher:// sites such as Twitpher exist in a parallel, bizarre text driven web.
e0Dv6 TIL: After the conclusion of the First World War, the French government declared a "Zone Rouge" deemed unfit for human habitation.
d8K6B TIL Nasa plans to probe Uranus in about 15 years
vQaR TIL Despite the loss of her legs, Li Juhong has been a doctor in her Chinese village since 2001. She uses wooden stools to travel around, has treated over 6,000 people and has a stay-at-home husband who carries her on his back so she can reach patients who live in isolated areas.
p8Pvb TIL that Michigan has a reservoir that works as a giant battery. It pumps up water from Lake Michigan at night using off peak power. When there is high electrical demand the water is released to produce hydroelectric power.