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TIL That we are all related - at the most 50th cousin. No matter race, color, or creed!

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0wbaL TIL that California trains and employs prisoners to fight fires, but then bans them from getting the license they need to become full-time firefighters after they are released.
0ww01 TIL there is only about a pound of hanger steak per butchered cow and is often called butcher's steak because butchers would often keep it for themselves.
9wblD TIL the Reagans would consult with a psychic/astrologist from 1981 to the end of Reagan's time in office. Donald Regan wrote in his memoir: "Virtually every major move and decision the Reagans made during my time as White House Chief of Staff was cleared in advance with a woman in San Francisco."
5YRNR TIL the first street fight ever filmed was between 2 men as they was leaving work in Halifax,England - 1901
7roGr TIL in 2009 Nine women were rescued from what they thought was a Big Brother reality show house but turned out to be a criminal organization.