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TIL my uncle was my dad

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PYaEn TIL during the early 1800's, the Mississippi and Ohio rivers were inhabited by sizeable populations of pirates.
ANpo4 TIL that the Great Pyramid of Giza held the title for the world's tallest structure for an astonishing 3600 years, spanning from 2600 BC to 1300 AD. It also retained its position as the tallest structure in Egypt until the year 1961.
e0j7D TIL Willie Simmons has served 38 years for a $9 robbery due to Alabama's Habitual Offender rule because he had prior non-violent convictions. His change dot org petition has 2.3 million signatures (including mine!)
Br8Qr TIL in 2000, an Atlanta area sheriff ordered a hit on a rival that defeated him in an election. The hit was carried out by two deputies who were promised promotions.
4Xjd6 TIL Winston Churchill got Iran to change its name to Persia, to avoid confusion with Iraq during WW2