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

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x64gw TIL that Giovanni da Montecorvino was a 13th-century catholic missionary who, on orders of the pope, went on a journey to mongol-ruled China. There he translated the Bible into Mongolian, converted about 6000 people and was appointed "archbishop of Beijing" by the pope.
nekY7 TIL that James Bond has slept with 52 women- 10 fewer than George Costanza according to the Seinfeld wiki
5Y1Kp TIL during WWII, the Nazis harvested hair from concentration camp inmates and used it to make blankets and socks for U-boat crews. A car company also allegedly used the hair from 40,000 Auschwitz inmates to make textiles. Polish historians claim to have found 1.95 tonnes of the hair-cloth.
kOAvE TIL There is an underground facility in Turkey that was originally built in 700BC that can house up to 20,000 People and Livestock
AN7vw TIL German footballer Uwe Seeler was the first player to score in four world cups when he scored in the 1970 tournament in Mexico, beating Pele to that record by only three minutes.