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TIL Studies show that around 70-74% of parents who have multiple kids have a favorite child.

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rJN0 TIL that while filming The Wizard of Oz, the actor playing the Wizard noticed the label “L Frank Baum” in a ragged coat that had been purchased at a thrift shop for his role. The coat had been sewn for the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and was presented to his widow upon the films completion.
e0l85 TIL Current WWE Wrestler Jeff Hardy and former wrestler Mick Foley have agreed to donate their brains for concussion research after death
R5Jp9 TIL that the 1454 Gutenberg indulgence printed at least 190,000 forms promising forgiveness for sins including murder, theft, and secret crimes, with grisly warnings of souls burning in purgatory; buyers could present the forms to a confessor to be absolved and spared eternal torment.
R7189 TIL that high heels were originally used as military footwear for Persian soldiers on horseback, during the 16th century, and only later became popular among upper-class women.
Lkrar TIL John Williams isn't a great composer; he is a thief!!! And this is just a small example