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TIL The Independent news is owned by a Russian oligarch, his son, and a Sultan from Saudi Arabia.

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OGEQX TIL that the name "Wu-Tang" for the Wu-Tang Clan was inspired by the 1983 martial arts film Shaolin and Wu Tang, directed by Gordon Liu. The movie depicts two rival martial arts schools, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang, with themes of strength, loyalty, and unity that resonated with the group.
dD5yd TIL rats can grind chicken bones into a powder to consume them.
W7k9N TIL a Merkin is a wig for the pubic area. It is typically used by women as a bedroom accessory or as a way to disguise their pubic area in films.
wvKo TIL of the US Supreme Court decision Buck v. Bell where the Court approved the practice of forced sterilization of citizens the state deemed unfit, including the intellectually disabled, in order to to improve the human race by eliminating “defectives” from the gene pool.
VXD4 TIL that Vladimir Putin criticized George W. Bush’s dog Barney for not being large and robust enough.