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TIL Mini-Me actor Verne Troyer was born into an Amish family. His parents left the faith when he was a few years old because they didn’t agree with some of the beliefs and practices.

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7rvmZ TIL writing down a complex password on paper is significantly better than repeating a non-complex one stored on PC. The likelihood of the paper getting stolen or compromised is WAY less than the PC one via malware, hacking etc.
e5Jn TIL John Wayne, in a 1971 interview with Playboy, said: “I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. I don’t feel guilty about the fact that five or ten generations ago these people were slaves”
b6OKE TIL that Parkinson's Disease (PD) has a unique scent. Using her heightened sense of smell, 72-year-old Joy Milne can detect PD progression even before the onset of symptoms. She has since worked with scientists to develop a skin-swab test that can detect the disease with a purported 95% accuracy.
VKa0 TIL in 1924, the first Olympic Winter Games, Canada scored 132 goals and let in 3 in the entire ice hockey competition.
X7o8 TIL Bear Grylls rowed naked for 22 miles in a homemade bathtub along the Thames River to raise funds for a friend who lost his legs in a climbing accident.