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TIL According to the Bible, Moses was born out of incest: his mother Jochebed was the aunt of his father Amram (Exodus 6:20)

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78mb TIL- Blacks are actually more likely to enter college than are whites with similar backgrounds. However they usually get much lower grades, rank toward the bottom of the class, and far more often drop out.
pdWA TIL in 1971, 80 percent of third-graders walked to school alone. By 1990, that measure had dropped to 9 percent, and now it’s even lower.
NpLP TIL from 1987 to 2008, corporations paid an average of 22.5% in U.S. taxes. Since the recession, this has dropped to 10% – even though their profits have doubled in less than ten years.
8eXV TIL Room 101, the torture chamber in “1984”, was named after a room where Orwell was forced to endure tedious meetings.
JN18 TIL Male Victims of Domestic Violence who call law enforcement for help are statistically more likely to be arrested themselves than their female partner