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TIL Samwise Gamgee from LOTR was adopted by the OG Gomez Adams after Patty Duke couldn't determine who his bio-dad actually was.

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x664b TIL of Dubay v. Wells (2006), a child support case. Dubay argued he should not have to pay child support for a child he did not want to parent. It was dismissed in appeals. Dubay was asked to appeal to the US Supreme Court, but Dubay declined.
yZaX TIL the reason a Blu-Ray disc holds 5x more data than a DVD is because a blue laser has a lower wavelength than a red one, which means it can read and write data more precisely, much like writing with a ballpoint pen instead of a crayon.
d8A57 TIL that one of the few coastal areas to evacuate ahead of the 2004 tsunami was on the island of Simeulue. Due to island folklore recounting an earthquake/tsunami in 1907, the islanders fled inland following the initial shaking. Generational folklore saving the lives of the islanders 97 years later.
4XlLX TIL 5 Of The 10 Deadliest Wars in World History Began In China
6Ew0Q TIL Amelia Earhart had a prenup stating she would not be faithful to her husband