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TIL that Peter Capaldi and Craig Ferguson were in a punk band together

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J1X8Q TIL That China traditionally named their children 100 days after birth. During that time they had a "Milk Name". It was usually either a diminuative, or something gross to keep evil spirits away from the child. It sometimes sticks around as a nickname. Today they have one month to name the child.
e0JMb TIL William Huntington Russell co-founder of the secretive Skull and Bones fatally ruptured a blood vessel protecting some birds from rocks thrown by some boys.
rNele TIL that if a man has a kid over age 30, the child inherits 50% more genetic mutations than if he were 18
mxgXo TIL Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid) started out doing stand up comedy. The mother of Lenny Bruce was his manager
ALww TIL In the first Deus Ex game the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center are absent due to memory limitations. The explanation is that they were destroyed in a terrorist attack. A year after the game’s initial release, the real Twin Towers were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.