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TIL: When Ellen DeGeneres came out as gay on her sitcom in the 90’s, ABC then put a parental warning on the intro.

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QXaa TIL that Moses and the Israelites probably crossed the “Reed Sea”, not the “Red Sea.” The shallow, now-dry lake bogged down the wheels of the pursuant Egyptian chariots and allowed Moses to escape to the Sinai Peninsula.
gKGb TIL Elvis Presley’s daughter has been married to both Michael Jackson and Nicholas Cage
mxX4p TIL married men make 10 to 20% more money on average than men who choose to stay single their entire lives.
bPXN TIL I learned the concept of the weekend is, in most part, owed to Henry Ford. Christian laborers would always request Sunday for a day off and the large Jewish immigrant population always requested Saturdays off as the traditional day of rest.
QVae TIL that in Japan, you are equally likely to die from being struck by lightning as you are from being shot by a gun.