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TIL Paris has many public drinking fountains that produce sparkling water

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Eg9Po Today I learned that Jedidiah Cohen, who played cousin Rod in Home Alone only acted in the two movies. He left the acting world and graduated Harvard with a degree in Astronomy and Astrophysics. He is now COO and Co-Founder of rockethub.com
R7e08 TIL Princess Suriratna, also known as Heo Hwang-ok, went to Korea from India in 48 AD, some 2000 years ago, and started the Karak dynasty by marrying a local king. Historians say about 6 million Korean population (10% population) are descendants of the couple.
kNwW TIL: The Canadian RCMP systematically slaughtered the sled dogs of the Inuit until as late as the 1970s
BrK4e TIL in 1867, after NYC firemen sent a fire engine/fire gears for use by Columbia, South Carolina which was razed by fire in the Civil War, the state promised to return favor “should misfortune ever befall the Empire City.” After 9/11, Columbia sent a fire ladder truck to FDNY as a gesture from 1867.
OoOvg TIL only 40% of all men who have EVER lived have contributed to the worlds current gene pool. Which means 60% of men died childless. 80% of all women who have EVER lived contributed to the gene pool.