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TIL Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr did NOT help invent Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or cellphones...

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M7Nk8 TIL Abraham Lincoln and Elvis Presley were related, 3rd cousins 5 times removed. They are part of the Harrison family line, a family with medieval roots who produced a US founding father and two other US presidents besides Lincoln
9w5MG TIL that former West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood holds the unique distinction of being the states youngest and oldest governor. He was first elected in 1956 at the age of 34, decided against running in 1960, and then successfully ran for a second term forty years later at the age of 74.
d8gQj TIL About Polyphonic Singing - singing two notes at the same time
eNg4 TIL That there are no rules in any professional sport that ban women from playing alongside men
jNV6a TIL that Peanuts characters Snoopy and Woodstock´s fifty two year friendship began when Woodstock and his brother hatched from eggs in a nest that their mother made on top of Snoopy´s belly, a year later in 1967, Woodstock came back to perch on Snoopy´s nose, thus beginning their long fellowship.