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TIL Gabe Newell is married and has 2 sons. 2.

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KOd5R TIL that the keys to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre have been held by one and the same Muslim family since 1517. This is a way of maintaining a neutral guardian of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, since the church is split between multiple Christian denominations.
NXwbP TIL that I learned that "Passamaquoddy" is not just a fictional town from the movie "Pete's Dragon", but also the name Native American/First Nations people who live in northeastern North America.
GAYV7 TIL The failed Scottish effort to colonize a portion of uninhabited Panama -- Derien -- consumed 20% of all Scottish money in circulation and helped lead it to join England in the Acts of Union of 1707.
A1B4 TIL that humans empathetically experience pain when they see someone of the same race experience pain, but not someone of another race. All races felt pain when shown a “violet” person experiencing pain suggesting that lack of empathy for other races is learned and not innate.
rNKR4 TIL that there are cameramen for animated movies