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TIL Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) members are paid a fixed multiple of the national average wage.

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woKkJ TIL Most people try to steal/poach someone else’s partner at least once. And even if the poacher fails, their target starts to view their current partner as less attractive, as a result of the attempted poaching.
4xE5 TIL that Cape Canaveral is part of the Diocese of Orlando, making its Bishop technically Bishop of the Moon, according to the 1917 Code of Canon Law (“any newly discovered territory was placed under the jurisdiction of the diocese from which the expedition which discovered that territory left”)
v1Vdj TIL: Ireland held Tailteann mass marriages where couples were allowed to wed and be married for a year to see if they were fit for each other. They could divorce by proceeding to the so called “separation hills” without leaving a mark on their reputation. This was legal until the 13th century.
LKlp TIL the inventor of the glow stick didn’t know glow sticks were used for parties until 2013
d85P9 Today I learned that Hans Zimmer plays keys in the Video killed the radio star video