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TIL that in Pakistan, half of all marriages are between first or second cousins.

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QJoye TIL that blue wine is actually a real thing! First produced in Spain, it is made from a mixture of white and red grapes, anthocyanine (devrived from the skin of red grapes) and indigotine for the colour and natural sweetners. It cannot actually be sold/marketed as wine in the European Union though.
DQGMP TIL the Liberty Bell and Big Ben were cast by the same bell foundry, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, and both bells are cracked.
EgpvW TIL that Australia was the only the third country to launch a satellite from it own soil. Behind only the USSR and the US
ne4YP TIL That women with 10 or more sexual partners were the most likely to divorce and women with 0-1 sexual partners were the least likely to divorce
v1ZDB TIL that Roman Emperor Domitian staged a banquet so spooky the guests were sure they were going to die by execution sometime during the night.