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TIL That Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes had, in his long lifetime, shaken hands with John Quincy Adams (b. 1767) and John F. Kennedy (d. 1963)

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VV9p TIL Joaquin Phoenix along with three of his siblings were raised under the “Children of God” cult which their parents were members of until 1978. After leaving the cult, the family changed their name from “Bottom” to “Phoenix” in order to symbolize a new beginning
WkV1L TIL The Mexican Drug War is considered to be one of the largest currently ongoing armed conflicts based on number of recent fatalities.
j6Jnj TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes.
79mp TIL that the Fertile Crescent A.K.A the Cradle of Civilization is now largely barren, sun-baked clay in many areas, due to human activity
wpeJ TIL there’s a conspiracy theory that Belgium doesn’t exist