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TIL of Sally Miller Gearhart, a feminist scholar who proposed reducing the male population because they are 'corrosive to female-led social change."

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Y70Mv TIL in 1996 Ali Dia convinced Graham Souness manager of Southampton he was cousin of footballer George Weah and had played with him.He was signed and made his debut against Leeds where he was so bad he had his contract terminated. They later found out he had never played professional football before
x6AV7 TIL British and American butchers have different names for the same cuts of beef.
Z81DQ TIL After filming Child's Play, original Chucky animatronic was stripped and re-used as the Crypt Keeper
OoZ7X TIL When Stephen Colbert was 10 years old, his father, 2 brothers, and 69 others were killed when their plane crashed 5 miles from the runway amid dense fog. The crew failed to pay attention to the plane's altitude because they were busy trying to spot a nearby amusement park through the fog.
a8Jxb TIL the etymology of pumpernickel bread basically translates to "devil's fart" referring to an inevitable outcome due to it being hard to digest