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TIL : Bob Marley’s dad was white

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6E4nw TIL bathing was common in the Middle Ages and people understood the importance of being clean.
bQyp TIL of Insular Dwarfism, the tendency for small species to become larger and large species to become smaller upon being moved to an island.
orWW TIL President Lyndon Johnson was infamous for having meetings while on the toilet
oRnl8 TIL Meinhardt Raabe, who played the Coroner Munchkin in The Wizard Of Oz, was also a pilot in the Civil Air Patrol during World War 2, as well as a ground instructor.
VMYA4 TIL that due to the limited number of different names on Norfolk Island, the island’s telephone directory lists people with common names by their nickname. There are entries for Cane Toad, Lettuce Leaf, Goof, Diddles, Rubber Duck, Carrots and Tarzan.