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TIL that Mao Zedong’s great-grandson’s name is Mao Dongdong

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KOj64 TIL the origin of someone 'grassing' on someone comes from 'snake in the grass' as snakes are perceived as deceitful.
P1xV TIL there is a family that lives on Liberty Island, home of the Statue of Liberty.
eEnL TIL the rebounding force of a rope breaking in a match of tug of war severed the arm of each of the men at the front
4kNJ TIL that in 1981, 8% of personal bankruptcies cited medical costs as a contributing factor compared to 62% in 2009
5YBdn TIL about the "hijacking" of the oil tanker, Brillante Virtuoso in the Gulf of Aden in 2011. There pirate attack left the ship heavily damaged and it was scrapped. The owner attempted a $100 mil insurance claim, one of the primary inspectors was killed in a car bomb, others were harassed.