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TIL Viking women managed the finances of the family

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6Emp8 TIL The longest family tree in the world is that of the Chinese philosopher and educator Confucius (551–479 BC), and he is the descendant of King Tang (1675–1646 BC). The tree spans more than 80 generations from him, and includes more than 2 million members.
loX0B TIL the rap/male vocals in Evanescence's "Bring Me To Life" were added because radio stations thought the song was "too feminine." You can listen to Amy Lee's version of the song on the band's 2017 album "Synthesis."
X0vyP TIL: the cover of Caldor's 1998 "Toy Book" holiday ad featured two boys playing Scrabble. One of the words on the board was "RAPE."
WkL7B TIL Brandenn E. Bremmer was a musical prodigy who taught himself to read at 18 months and played the piano at age 3 He completed high school at age 10 and commited suicide at 14.
4XJYw TIL that the BBC has a section where the news is written in Pidgin.