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TIL 80% of all historical marriages have been between 2nd cousins or closer

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P1lVg TIL that Diedrich Knickerbocker, a pseudonym used by writer Washington Irving in his satirical first novel A History of New York, inspired the name used to describe Dutch settlers, Manhattanites, and a type of baggy trousers, along with the name of the New York Knicks NBA team.
nyGY TIL that the cat that featured in The Godfather purred so loudly that some of Marlon Brando’s dialogue had to be re-dubbed
RdR8 TIL Miami Vice star Don Johnson once asked Hunter S. Thompson to answer old Zen philosophical question: ‘What is the sound of one hand clapping?’ Hunter S. Thompson answered by reaching up and slapping Johnson upside his head.
yLoV TIL Someone serving in the American military is 15 times more likely to be sexually assaulted by a compatriot than killed in action.
vPX9B TIL about the star named “The Random Transiter”, considered one of the most mysterious stars in the galaxy, as it has 28 equal planet sized objects orbiting it in random ways