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TIL Dateline journalist Keith Morrison was Matthew Perry's stepfather

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N79ob TIL Barter wasn't what societies used before money. Gift-giving and credit were the main means of exchanging goods and services.
l7LmK TIL that a third of the cast and crew of the 1956 film The Conqueror, including John Wayne and director Dick Powell, developed cancer—likely due to filming near a nuclear test site.
Wad9 TIL the Futurama writing staff held three Ph.D.s, seven masters degrees, and cumulatively had more than 50 years at Harvard University.
R5oD4 TIL: There has been numerous research which links height as one of the most important factors in attractiveness. 180cm + men have higher reproductive rates. In general, women reproduce with men 2.3+ cm taller, while men reproduce with 2.5cm+ shorter, younger women. This is consistent across cultures
lRYa TIL: In 2006, a teacher stopped a school shooter by hugging the shooter. The shooter dropped the gun, and the teacher held him firmly against her until other teachers arrived to help.