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TIL Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh was born Jennifer Leigh Morrow, daughter of actor Vic Morrow who was decapitated by a helicopter while filming Twilight Zone: The Movie

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epjw6 TIL that Philippe I, Duke of Orléans was encouraged by his mother to act and dress like a woman. She also called him “my little girl”. He continued dressing and acting like a woman as an adult and was described as “the silliest woman who ever lived". Philippe also openly took male lovers.
R7Op8 TIL that the mountain K2 (the 2nd highest in the world) was named such as a placeholder, literally "the 2nd peak in the Karakoram mountain range". it stuck because the mountain is so remote that no one else had given it a name.
GYWvj TIL that the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is actually just as wide as it is tall - it is 630 feet in height and 630 feet in width. It is also the tallest man-made monument in the United States.
dx5d TIL walking barefoot leads to healthier feet (reduces rate of osteoarthritis & athlete’s foot; improved foot strength, flexibility & mobility) [pdf]
EbNx TIL that the largest infiltration of the U.S. Goverment involved breaches into 136 federal agencies, foreign embassies and consulates, as well as private organizations. The culprits: the Church of Scientology.