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TIL Tom hanks is related to Abraham Lincoln through Lincoln’s mother Nancy Hanks

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nyxd TIL that Okapis have 14 inch long prehensile tongues and are capable of reaching and cleaning their own eyes and ears with it.
oRRJA TIL: 6 hours of work per day is the optimum amount for productivity. The countries with the highest average working hours are also the ones with the lowest productivity.
l5WV TIL that the NYPD has officers known as the “hip-hop police” examine rap videos by rappers to build cases on gang-related shootings to get a better sense of the rivalries and hierarchy of the streets.
J1m0v TIL: During the 1946 Alcatraz prison riot, U.S. Marines from nearby Treasure Island were called in to help end the uprising. While the Posse Comitatus Act limited Army use in civilian matters, Marines were not explicitly bound by it—making them a fast military option for federal emergencies.
DVDp TIL: Victoria’s Secret was founded by a guy in the 1970’s who had a very unpleasant experience while trying to buy his wife some underwear. The employees treated him as a pervert. VS almost failed since it catered mostly to men in the beginning.