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TIL that (almost) everybody is your 16th cousin

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oRKD8 TIL that the Voynich manuscript was written in a completely unknown script, with an alphabet that appears nowhere other than on its own pages.
JY0yv TIL that contrary to popular belief, British people's teeth are actually on average significantly healthier than American's (and also better than most European's).
6nP7 TIL “Mark Twain” (meaning “Mark number two”) was a Mississippi River term: the second mark on the line that measured depth signified two fathoms, or twelve feet.
7ryOL TIL America made bat bombs during World War II. The bomb consisted of a bomb-shaped casing with over a thousand compartments, each containing a hibernating Mexican free-tailed bat with a small, timed incendiary bomb attached.
8arGZ TIL of Craig Williamson, a Florida man who was watching "Unsolved Mysteries" and recognized himself as the missing person in Colorado. He claimed he was beaten in a robbery and developed amnesia. He was later reunited with his wife whom he had no memory of. Police are skeptical of the story.