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TIL Kissing is more important than SEX in making sure a relationship lasts longer

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gr6d7 TIL When the 48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili, Aga Khan III, died in 1957 his will declared his grandson his successor. This was the first time succession had not passed from father to son in the sect's 1300 year history. Aga Khan III felt that the rapidly changing world needed a young leader.
XxRj TIL 400 million years ago there were 22 hours in a day & more than 400 days in a year.
R5wp8 TIL of Rasa von Werder, popularized female bodybuilding, competing along with Arnold in "Best Body" competitions. She also worked as a stripper and minister, later creating her own church. In 2008 she ended 30 years of religious celibacy because God told her to become a "cougar".
mxWlP TIL of the gulf war gameboy. As if the console's long lifespan from 1989-003 wasn't impressive enough. A soldier's gameboy suffered a bomb explosion and was still fully playable.
neQGP TIL Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, enlisted in the Spanish navy in 1570. In 1575, he was captured by Ottoman pirates and taken to Algiers. He was held for 5 years in captivity then eventually ransomed and returned to Madrid.