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pYxnZ TIL Vicki Lawrence was actually in her 30s she played the role of Mama (Thelma Harper). The character Mama is in her late 70s during "Mama's Family". Vicki Lawrence did not turn 60 until 2009.
We9X TIL there are ten million stateless people in the world today, not considered nationals by any country on Earth
0waNR TIL that the Japanese word "tempura" originates from the Portuguese word "tempêro" which means "to "season". Also, the tempura tradition was indirectly started by the Portuguese when they brought oil to Japan around 400 years ago.
M7Xw7 TIL about Lauri Törni, who served in the Finnish Army, Waffen SS, and US Army. He is the only member of the Waffen-SS buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
MaWB TIL that in 1977, the “Human Calculator” Shakuntala Devi found the 23rd root of a 201-digit number in 50 seconds.