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TIL That Bill Cosby and Bryan Cranston are the only two people to win three consecutive Emmys.

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QJwNe TIL a 6 year-old, Bea Dean-Lewis, was playing a computer game with her mom, who suddenly collapsed. Bea knew she wasn't sleeping since she snores, so she used her mom's fingerprint to unlock her phone and call the ambulance, saving her life.
M7DRm TIL that Animal Attacks and other related deaths in Yellowstone National Park have been increasing since the 1970s, and are hitting peak levels due to recent mass-increases in Tourism.
9wM5M TIL Queen Elizabeth II and her husband were third cousins, both descended from Queen Victoria
l781 TIL Domestic Violence increases on average 25% during the world cup
KOJvE TIL The first proper banks would have sprung up in ancient Mesopotamia. There's evidence that there were temples and palaces throughout Babylonia and other cities which provided lending activities. Although, a lot of this was not in the form of financial lending. Instead, banks would lend out seeds.