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TIL that while Serbs speak a Slavic language, they have more Celtic DNA than Slavic DNA, making them genetically closer to Irish or English people than Russians or Croatians.

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6EM6W TIL that the original idea for earth day came from a Pentecostal peace activist.
JYV4Q TIL of Samuel L. Gravely Jr. He was the first African American in the U.S. Navy to serve aboard a fighting ship as an officer, the first to command a Navy ship, the first fleet commander, and the first to become a flag officer, retiring as a vice admiral.
P8XJ TIL first class meals on the Titanic consisted of up to 13 courses - each with a different accompanying wine pairing - and could last four or five hours.
5YQl8 TIL that Bill Gates kept a map of Africa on his garage wall so he could slowly memorize it between getting in and out of his car.
rBLd TIL that Venezuelan serial killer and cannibal Dorangel Vargas - who confessed to killing and eating at least ten individuals - didn’t consume fat people because he thought they had too much cholesterol.