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TIL Dwayne Johnson’s stunt double is also his cousin.

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n8BB TIL: A nonprofit organization purchased a house across from the Westboro Baptist Church and painted it with colors of the gay pride flag as part of an equality campaign.
QJnj9 TIL Humans put a man on the moon (1969) before putting wheels on luggage (1970)
GYnDG TIL that Babe Ruth's daughter says that her father was never allowed to be a manager because he would have hired black players
5VPWB TIL that after the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was destroyed in a collision with a freighter, the replacement bridge was designed with protective bumpers to prevent it from happening again. When a ship collided with the new bridge in 1987, the bridge was unaffected but the vessel took on water and sank.
KYvy9 TIL that in Japan, there are services where you can rent a person to listen to you talk about your problems, no advice or judgment given. It's part of Japan's booming 'rent-a-friend' industry and is meant to help people who need someone to talk to without any strings attached.