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TIL that non-identical twins can have different fathers

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ADKXB TIL of a family that lived in Kentucky know as the Blue People of Kentucky. This family is notable for carrying a rare genetic trait that leads to the disease methemoglobinemia, which gives the affected person blue-tinted skin.
8dKK TIL America is the most Overworked Developed Nation in the World.
XEkJj TIL in 2011, NYPD officer Patrick Luca was in a kayaking accident with his son Caden, 5. Caden had a life jacket, but Patrick didn’t. His last words were, “Keep blowing that whistle until someone finds you. Daddy is going to go under water now, and not come back up. Daddy is going to heaven.”
N70X8 TIL Julie Andrews initially refused the role of Mary Poppins because she was pregnant. Walt Disney however insisted that she played the nanny, saying, "We'll wait for you."