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TIL twin brothers Jim & Jim were separated at birth and raised in different families, and each married women called Linda, got divorced and remarried women called Betty. Both men had a son called ‘James’ and owned a dog called 'Toy’.

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b9mbN TIL about Robert Cocking who tried to invent an improved parachute design. He was so convinced of his invention that he tested it himself, hanging below a balloon and releasing the parachute in the height of 5,000 ft. He was the first person who died in a parachute accident.
VMbW8 TIL Rev. Rul. 69-68, 1969-1 C.B. 153, holds that gambling (even if illegal) is a proper activity for social clubs (Fraternities) exempt under IRC 501(c)(7) because it supplies pleasure and recreation to members and guests, even if it has an additional purpose of raising money.
xYAb TIL: When asked to surrender at Waterloo, French commander Cambronne replied with a single word: “Merde” (Shit)
newOW TIL Hay is a crop from grass, straw is a byproduct of grain production (the stems). Hay has more nutritional value for animal feed
D1eaj TIL after 30 WWII veterans in their mid-nineties were shown ‘Dunkirk,’ the general consensus among them was that they loved the film and thought it captured events very accurately, but “thought the soundtrack was louder than the actual bombardment.” The comment amused Nolan greatly.