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TIL Congress can write laws that apply to only a particular person or entity. While a majority of laws passed by Congress apply to all people Congress has authority over, a small number of “Private Laws” are passed by Congress every few years, usually to grant specific relief actions.

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PY0lw TIL that Roxie Roker (Helen on "The Jeffersons") is Lenny Kravitz's mother
DMGD TIL It has been 50 years since Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor-neuron disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Hawking’s condition was first diagnosed when he was 21, and he was not expected to see his 25th birthday.
E9rx TIL there is a community in southern Ohio who are thought of as black, regardless of the color of their skin. They’re actively discriminated against by the neighboring town because of this.
VMnjQ TIL Princess Diana was 19 when Prince Charles, 31, proposed to her. Because royal custom required Charles marry a virgin nearly every other woman of good lineage nearer his age was disqualified.
ZWAR TIL that when Ernest Seton turned 21, his father charged him for all of the expenses associated with his childhood, including the fee for his delivery at birth. He paid the bill, but changed his name and never spoke to his father again.