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TIL what "twice removed" actually means in a family tree

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6yn7 TIL there is an office in Beijing that can literally control the weather
Dwpr TIL the American Unknown Soldier of Vietnam was identified in 1998, exhumed and reburied with full honours. The tomb of the unknown of vietnam is now a memorial for Honoring And Keeping Faith With America’s Missing Servicemen
XJ4D TIL that people in Rome who wanted to kill themselves could apply to the Senate, and if their reasons were judged sound they were then given hemlock for free
OO1a TIL Anne Frank’s father attempted to seek asylum in the US.
p81Z TIL Joseph Stalin was a huge fan of American western movies, and would often ring up his underlings at all hours of the night to make them come and watch cowboy movies with him.