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TIL Anita Hill was not the only accuser who was in DC to testify that Clarence Thomas sexually harrassed her. The committee had Angela Wright sit in her lawyer's office in DC for 3 days and never called on her.

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KO5WE TIL Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has a daughter named Simone. In February 2020, the WWE announced that Simone began training at the WWE Performance Center, making her the first fourth-generation WWE wrestler. On May 16, Johnson announced she had signed a contract with WWE.
D1Olj TIL than in the 1800's, Americans drank, on average, 90 bottles of whiskey per year, or 1.7 bottles per week. This was because at the time, whiskey was sold at twenty-five cents a gallon, making it cheaper than wine, beer, tea, coffee and even milk.
DQvKv TIL: In pre revolutionary France, the tax was called the "taille", which was originally a way for peasants to pay to be exempt from the army. However, it was expanded afterwards. Nobles, clergy, and people living in Paris and Lyon were excluded.
WaPX TIL Spanking increases rates of childhood defiance and mental health issues. The study in question involves 50 years worth of research and more than 160,000 children
YpLvZ TIL that the people who modeled for the painting "American Gothic" were the painter's sister and their dentist