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TIL That Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson are actually brothers.

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QQAM TIL that in the race between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson for president in 1800, Jefferson called Adams “a blind, bald, crippled, toothless man who is a hideous hermaphroditic character with neither the force and fitness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.”
8e95a TIL the platypus was initially believed to be a hoax by European scientists who discovered it. The platypus is a unique mammal that lays eggs, has a duck-like bill, a beaver-like tail, otter-like feet. However, indigenous Aboriginal people were already aware of the creature's existence.
ZXMv TIL that King’s Dominion has a roller coaster that is so fast and intense that it had to be closed and redesigned because sustained G-Forces were causing riders to black out.
kOoeE TIL that during the battle of Okinawa, a US destroyer was hit by four bombs, six kamikaze attacks, multiple strafing, and still remained afloat. When the captain was asked to abandon ship, he angrily replied "I'll never abandon ship as long as a single gun will fire."
9A5X TIL: In 1993 the U.S. government “hid” an apology to Native Americans in a spending bill.