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TIL Max Brooks, author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, is the son of comedian Mel Brooks and Actress Anne Bancroft.

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W7RjB TIL The last time gold medals were made from solid gold was at the summer Games staged in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912. Thereafter, the medals were cast in silver and coated in 6 g (0.2 oz) of gold.
Br8GK TIL that Chadwick(the discoverer of the neutron) was a student of Rutherford(the discoverer of the proton) who was student of Thomson (the discoverer of the electron).
9Y7wp TIL that Bill Cosby was added to the NAACP’s Image Awards Hall of Fame in 2006 for being a “true humanitarian and role model.”
1ajPV TIL that between 1950 to 1970, The Scottish government coerced about 60,000 Scottish mothers into giving up their children simply because they were unmarried. The children were given up for adoption.
jNyRj TIL that even though they are often the butt of many “French Surrender” jokes, Frances military is actually the most successful and prolific of all the European military powers. Out of 168 battles fought since 387BC they won 109,fought 10 to a draw, and lost 49.