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TIL There were only 3 billion humans in 1960
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TIL the current and the first president of Barbados is a woman (Sandra Mason) after Barbados ceased to be a constitutional monarchy and became a republic and the current prime minister of Barbados is also woman (Mia Mottley)
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TIL It has been argued that the “rib” in the story of Adam and Eve is actually a mistranslation of a Biblical Hebrew euphemism for baculum (A penis bone)
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TIL that Taylor Swift's 2010 song 'Enchanted' was likely about Adam Young of Owl City. He responded with a cover on his blog just before Valentine's Day, addressing her by name in the lyrics and telling her he was "enchanted to meet her, too." Taylor never responded publicly to the cover or post.
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TIL: Paleontology is experiencing a golden age, with a new dinosaur species discovered every 10 days on average.
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TIL the Ancient Greeks considered employment (working for hire) to be degrading, "a necessary evil that took time away from leisure, politics, education, and culture, and had little positive value in and of itself."