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TIL that Grace Kelly and her family had to provide Prince Rainier of Monaco with a dowry of $2 million in order for the marriage to go ahead.

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OWJR TIL that the East India Trading Company once had a private army of 260,000. Double that of the British Army. It also once accounted for half of the world’s trade.
NXxD1 TIL that menstruation is actually very rare in mammals. Other than humans, only 9 primate species, 4 bat species, the elephant shrew, and one species of mouse menstruate. All other female mammals reabsorb their uterine lining, rather than shed it
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