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TIL Charles Darwin’s cousin invented the dog whistle, meteorology, forensic fingerprinting, mathematical correlation, the concept of “eugenics” and “nature vs nurture”, and the concept of inherited intelligence, with an estimated IQ of 200.

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Ql0a TIL that a half-liter of vodka must cost at least $5.56 in Russia. These minimum vodka prices are set to help curb alcoholism.
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