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TIL Samuel L Jackson has only been married once and his marriage is one of the longest lasting in Hollywood. He and LaTanya Richardson have been married 37 years.

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KYKx4 TIL all Hubble Telescope images are all false color – meaning they start out as black and white, and are then colored.
e0A5n TIL when constructing a pool in his backyard, a man found human remains and coffins from the 18th century
woPb1 TIL 70 percent of human genes are found in zebrafish, which is one of the reasons why they are excellent for modeling human diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and melanoma. They are also used to study gene mutations and test new drugs.
pn6O TIL no witches were actually burned during the Salem Witch Trails; the majority of the convicted was hanged, but one was pressed, and at least four more died in prison.
9R16 TIL that if you bend your middle finger under your palm on the table, you can lift the thumb, index, and little finger, but it is impossible to lift your ring finger. This is because the tendons in all fingers are independent, except those on the middle and ring finger.