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TIL that spouse abandonment after cancer or MS diagnosis is 6x more likely when ill spouse is female

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Dxnv TIL that before a game Larry Bird told Chuck Person that he had Christmas present waiting for him. While Person was on the bench Bird shot a three pointer right in front of him. Immediately after releasing the ball, Bird said to Person, “Merry f*%#ing Christmas!”, and then the shot went in.
88NZ TIL the worlds largest pool covers 20 acres, holds 66 million gallons of water and has a 115 foot deep end
16VYr TIL that in the year 301, a stonemason was falsely accused of being a woman’s estranged husband. He allegedly fled up a mountain, built a monastery, and lived as a hermit. The isolated mountain community has been self-governing ever since, and is now the modern nation of San Marino.
mxX0p TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger made his first million BEFORE he became famous in movies... by selling real estate
Egb5P TIL Brazil McDonalds forced to offer Rice & Beans to staff after legal complaint that McDonalds food wasn’t healthy for workers