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TIL that inbreeding and the rare genetic condition methemoglobinemia resulted in a blue-skinned family in Kentucky named the Fugates.

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xVJDw TIL that the former CEO of RadioShack is now an ER Doc!! ???? I guess you really are "never too old".
xVPOD TIL of the Marquis de Favras, who, on reading his death warrant, said “I see that you have made three spelling mistakes”
0VOy TIL in 1962, Warren Buffett agreed to selling shares of a failing company for $11.50 per share. The written offer was for only $11.375, so Buffett decided to buy more of the stock, took control of the company and fired the man who made the offer.
XEo4j TIL Gary Sinise, the actor behind disabled veteran Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump, has a foundation that builds houses and vehicles designed for disabled veteran autonomy.
a8jV0 TIL about the Case of Prohibitions, a 1607 court ruling by Chief Justice Edward Coke that overturned a decision of King James I to his face. The King was greatly offended and said it was treason to assert an authority above the king, except god. Coke replied: the King is “under God and law.”