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

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b69bN TIL that the 1970s disco mega-hit "More, More, More" was recorded in Jamaica by American porn star Andrea True. She was there to film some commercials, but a diplomatic dispute with the USA forced her to choose between spending her pay there or forfeiting it. She decided to pay for a demo record.
ANxXB TIL: Eugene Bullard (1895–1961) was the first Black combat pilot, serving in the French Air Service during WWI. An American expatriate, he later became a jazz musician, boxer, and club owner in Paris after escaping Jim Crowe. He used his status in Parisian high society to spy on the Nazis.
a8QaA TIL there was really a "scorpion king" in the ancient Egypt whose battles were depicted in ancient art
WkLw4 TIL that Walt Disney had a secret apartment built in Disneyland so he could watch the crowds in his theme park.
Eg0yP TIL about George Bridgetower, a Polish-born black violinist and composer who rubbed shoulders with Beethoven, King George, and Thomas Jefferson