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TIL that we are less likely to be sexually attracted to people that we grew up with early in life, due to the Westermark effect. In other words, it could be nature’s way of preventing incest.

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4rew TIL that the classing ‘Kong’ dog toy is so called because a friend of the creator thought it looked like 'An earplug for King Kong’
DQDxr TIL about the “Groom of the Stool”, a high ranking position in court that would handle the king’s shit.
xypg TIL in 29 US States children can legally be held financially liable for their parent’s medical debt
gMlOD TIL that Mussolini built a huge marble victory arch in the middle of the Libyan desert, considered a sign of Italian Colonialism Muammar Gaddafi had it blown up when he came to power.
p8APO TIL of Frasier the Sensuous Lion. He was an 18 y.o. lion (human equivalent of 80) who was adopted by a pride of females at an animal park. He was blind, had no teeth, and could barely walk, but ended up siring 35 cubs.