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TIL Carlos Mencia was dropped from a New Orleans charity event after saying, “I’m glad Hurricane Katrina happened. It taught us an important lesson: Black people can’t swim.”

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e0PD4 TIL that cousins whose parents are identical twins share 25 percent of their DNA, instead of the normal 12.5 percent. While siblings share 50 percent of their DNA, half-siblings share 25 percent. That's why, though children of identical twins are legally cousins, they are genetically half-siblings
8rmK TIL The Make A Wish foundation was the brainchild of two Arizona cops, dreamed up while flying home from the funeral of a little boy who had they made an honorary officer, after the boy was diagnosed with leukemia
5aMQ TIL The top 10% of alcohol drinkers consume roughly 60% of all alcohol.
OGnQX TIL the Swiss Guard who guards the Pope must take a vow of celibacy, pass Swiss Army basic training and several other things. They had had a heroic last stand where they were massacred defending Rome in 1527 and there are only 135 of them at one time.
ZGGB TIL The Average Potato Has Lost 100% of its Vitamin A Since 1951