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TIL: Warren Buffett and Jimmy Buffett took a DNA test to see if they were related. The results came back negative, but the two men remained friends and continued to refer to each other as “Uncle Warren” and “Cousin Jimmy.”

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LveQ TIL that in 1946, the UK created a secret torture program targeting communists, many of whom survived Nazi concentration camps.
v1erL Today I learned Daimler (Mercedes) acknowledges their participation during the nazi era and has a page dedicated to it.
X0O1R TIL female ants that are not queens but are able to reproduce are scientifically termed “gamergates”
oBeyY TIL Domino's Pizza added human engine sound to silent electric scooter in the Netherlands
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