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TIL that 25% of US Presidents were raised without a father.

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691nw TIL that In 2017, a team of geologists from New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Australia concluded that Zealandia is a submerged continent, not a microcontinent or continental fragment. The continent's large size and isolation from Australia support its definition as a continent.
wg0J TIL The “Can-Can” song was originally composed for an opera as a soundtrack to a man descending into hell.
1aN5r TIL: Prisoners in France do not wear uniforms and are instead provided with 'normal clothes' (i.e. regular civilian clothing). Use of prison uniforms was abolished in 1983.
v10M4 TIL: Julie Taymor became first woman to win Best Direction Tony 1998
6E0vm TIL in 1957, a 23-year-old man murdered two police officers after they pulled him over for running a red light. 45 years later, he was caught when a print from the crime was matched to a 1956 burglary. He hadn’t committed any other crimes in the intervening years.