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TIL the word “honeymoon” dates back to the 5th century pagan tradition whereby newlyweds got drunk off mead (alcohol made from honey) for the first month of marriage

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Yp987 TIL A recent development in Hoarding Disorder is the hoarding of data. This is where someone stores huge amounts of electronic data and emails that they're extremely reluctant to delete.
AN0Dw Today I learned that the number 420 is the sum of 4 consecutive prime numbers 101 + 103 + 107 + 109 AND the subsequent number 421 is the sum of the five previous consecutive prime numbers 73 + 79 + 83 + 89 + 97.
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