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TIL that there is a name for when people are cousins through both parents, it is "double cousins".

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awZmy TIL that Ben Sliney, former FAA National Operations Manager, made the choice to ground all planes in US airspace on his first day on the job, September 11, 2001.
6E4oJ TIL JFK’s PT-109 patrol boat came under attack near the Solomon Islands, and sunk. Swam 3.5 miles to the island. He then etched an SOS message into a coconut shell, asked two natives to deliver it to a nearby base in order to arrange for their rescue. He later turned the shell into a paper weight.
wLdoo TIL that young giraffes can moo. Even though adult giraffes do not often make noise audible to human ears, a baby giraffe may "moo," especially if it is in a stressful situation. The sound is very similar to a young calf calling out to its mother.
LAgv TIL that PayPal had accidentally added $92 quadrillion to a man’s account. (that’s 1,300 times greater than the world’s annual GDP!)
69G9J TIL that Michael Richards, who played Kramer on Seinfeld, appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game in 1968. He was not chosen for the date.