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TIL that at 8-10 generations back, you have some ancestors with whom you share no DNA.

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kOKO4 TIL That 523 mostly one of a kind, lost silent films from around the gold rush era, were found buried beneath the permafrost, they were used to fill in a swimming pool and make a skating rink in the small town of Dawson City Yukon
kM6e TIL the Family International cult believes in a “Loving Jesus.” It’s a radical form of bridal theology that instructs member to visualize Jesus is involved in sex and masturbatory acts with them. Men are encouraged to visualize themselves as women to avoid homosexual relationships with Jesus.
X0OPE TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide.
PylL TIL of “Herman the German”, one of four massive cranes built to lift German U-Boats during WW2. It was given to the US as post-war reparation, and still works today in the Panama Canal, after 70+ years of service.
dLEK TIL that doctors’ sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually