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TIL Billionaire Daniel Keith Ludwig Had Frozen His Genetic Material, Believing His Estranged Ex-Wife’s Daughter Might Challenge his Will. 40 Years Later, and after his Death, She Sued The Estate And Lost, Because DNA Analysis Proved He Wasn’t Her Father.

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XE6vQ TIL Jaime Foxx’s real name is Eric Marlon Bishop. When he found that female comedians were often called first at the club he was performing at, he changed his name to Jamie Foxx to prevent bias.
adY0 TIL an Iraqi informant single-handedly provided enough testimony about WMD’s between 1999-2001 to help justify the war in Iraq (2003-2011). An investigation in 2005 found he was crazy, out of control, a congenital liar, and an alcoholic. He later admitted he made it all up to be granted asylum.
M0y8 TIL former Telstra CEO Solomon Trujillo, of Hispanic descent, told the BBC that he found Australia to be racist, backward and like “stepping back in time”. The Prime Minister’s response was “adios”
546P TIL Matt Stone (co-creator of South Park) is only an O away from being an EGOT (emmy, grammy, oscar, tony award winner)
MQdV TIL a 2003 study showed that armed U.S. citizens shoot and kill more criminals than police and have fewer incidents of mistakenly identifying the criminal.