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TIL of an Appalachian family that inbred to the point that newborns had blue skin.

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Zpgeo TIL about Aaron Feuerstein who was CEO of Malden Mills when it was destroyed in a fire in 1995. Instead of laying off all 3000 employees, he spent the insurance moenyto pay their salaries and benefits while the mill was being rebuilt. This cost him personally $25,000,000 and his CEO position.
b9blN TIL the biomass of domesticated poultry is about three times higher than that of wild birds.
nKZr TIL 70% of Tasmanian devils have died since 1996 due to a contagious facial cancer with a 100% fatality rate
VMQrp TIL that in addition to temperature control, spacesuits are white so astronauts are easier to spot against the darkness of space
wLZQ6 TIL that Aretha Franklin's signature song "Respect" was actually written and performed by Otis Redding two years before she first sang it. "Redding's version is a plea from a desperate man, who will give his woman anything she wants... as long as he gets his due respect".