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TIL that actor Hume Cronyn's father has an asteroid named after him (12050-Humecronyn)

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8aokG TIL Japan has a process to clean and check eggs for safety that allows them to be eaten raw, without getting salmonella
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yoyw TIL that when the Waltz was introduced it was considered vulgar and indecent, suitable only for “prostitutes and adulteresses”
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LoVP TIL In 1907 Joseph Stalin said at the funeral of his first wife, “This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.”