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TIL Gwyneth Paltrow has a daughter named Apple with the singer from Coldplay

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DQa8e TIL the 'Puckle Gun', considered to be one of the first machine guns (1718), had a specialized square shaped bullet to be used against Turks as a means to "convince the Turks of the benefits of Christian civilization".
D1JDj TIL why people don't scream and flail around when they close to drowning; their bodies do not have the air needed to perform actions such as waving around or screaming for help to seek attention, so the body attempts to prolong your survival in a few ways completely subconsciously.
QNeGd TIL Surpassing his father's liking for alcohol and cigars, Randolph Churchill consumed 80–100 cigarettes and up to two bottles of whisky per day for 20 years. He died aged 57.
Lojv TIL After Charles Roberts executed 6 children at an Amish school and killed himself, the Amish community comforted the shooters family, set up a charitable fund for them, and 30 members of the Amish community attended the Charles Roberts funeral.
awpg9 TIL that Cards Against Humanity joked that they could buy an island with the money they donate to charity, so they bought an island in Maine to preserve wildlife. They named it ‘Hawaii 2’ because “it’s on the Maine land.”