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TIL Anderson Cooper's grandmother had a twin sister who was the mistress to Edward VIII and the woman that introduced Edward to Wallis Simpson, the woman who he later abdicated for

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vP81x TIL an adult male peasant in the UK in the 13th century (1,620 hours/year) worked less hours per year than both: an average worker in the US in 1850 (3,150-3,650 hours/year) and an average worker in the US in 1987 (1,949 hours/year).
kDE4 TIL that the names for upper-case and lower-case type come from the physical storage method for typeset letters.
yVdyw TIL that after the passing of Paul Kalanithi and Nina Riggs, who both chronicled their terminal illnesses, their respective surviving spouses ended up falling in love with each other and are currently together.
Me11b TIL that when someone is poor from spending their money on luxuries instead of necessities, they are living in "secondary poverty".
x6b50 TIL that the role of Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element almost went to Prince rather than Chris Tucker.