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TIL Earth's magnetic field was approximately twice as strong in Roman times as it is now

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4njJ TIL Jerry Springer had to resign from Cincinnati’s city council due to a check of his being found in an illegal brothel.
BrWQL TIL a woman in 2002 almost lost custody of her children seeking financial assistance after genetic testing showed she wasn’t the mother. She in fact exhibited chimerism, or 2 sets of DNA.
0d5rN TIL that The Office line about "that sportscaster Marv Something, that bit that lady" refers to Marv Albert known as "the voice of basketball". He was fired from NBC in 1997 for pleading guilty to assaulting and biting more than 1 woman.
4kAnR TIL of David Hahn, the 17 yr old Who Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Garden in 1994
woGKY TIL that Liverpool football club were originally called Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd.