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TIL Spain and Portugal have the highest rates of divorce at roughly 84% and 94.5% respectively

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lo0o1 TIL that Russia had Volga Finns historic group as its core, and not Slavs like Kievan Rus-Ukraine
VBOBZ TIL: That Alfréd Hajós was a Hungarian swimmer who won two gold medals in swimming at the 1896 Athens Olympics. He went on to compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics 28 years later winning a silver medal for architecture, making him one of only two Olympians ever to have won medals in both sport and art.
nN5P TIL Wild cattle inhabits an island, originated from the introduction of 5 animals by a Farmer during his brief attempt at settlement of the island (1871), and had increased to a pop. of 2,000 (1988). They now form one of the only herds of feral cows anywhere in the world.
OoKb6 TIL that every child in the United States, regardless of disability, is entitled to a "free appropriate public education," in the "least restrictive environment." If your local school district does not propose such a program for your child, you can request a "due process hearing."
gxBy TIL: If you are an atheist, Saudi Arabia considers you a terrorist which is punishable by death.