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TIL actor Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire, Adolescence) is a quarter Jamaican.

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R74M1 TIL Killer whales go through menopause to avoid competition with daughters. This may shed light on why menopause exists at all.
Z806B Today I learned about Zura Karuhimbi, a 'witch' who saved over 100 people during the Rwandan genocide because attackers believed she possessed magical powers.
woboY TIL that zircon crystals help scientists date the Earth because their uranium atoms slowly turn into lead over billions of years. The oldest zircons, found in Australia, are over 4 billion years old.
p8L6p TIL the child actor who played Oliver Twist also grew up to play Uncle Fester in the Addams family.
GYo1g TIL they used boys as young as 4 to clean chimneys. Work was dangerous and they could get jammed in the flue, suffocate or burn to death.