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TIL FDR is related to 12 US presidents and is the 8th cousin of Winston Churchill once removed

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mx0ZO TIL in the early days of the Food Network, an overnight engineer accidentally put porn on the air that he was watching causing a huge uproar from viewers. This public outcry actually helped the channel succeed because it showed advertisers they had a large audience.
XE6PQ TIL that alone among Nazi-occupied nations, Albania's Jewish population actually increased during the Holocaust. The mostly Muslim population sheltered Jews from around Europe, and only five Jews were killed in Albania during the two years of Nazi rule
yQLDM TIL that the total size of the entire British Army, at the start of the American Revolutionary War, was only 48,647 soldiers
N7mjQ TIL In 1878, a spark ignited airborne flour dust within the Minneapolis Washburn A Mill creating an explosion that killed 18 workers. The ensuing fire killed four people and destroyed five other mills. The explosion made national news and led to reforms in the milling industry.
jN85N TIL that in 1998, Pres. Bill C. read a novel about a mad scientist who spread a virus in NYC. Concerned about this risk, he established the Strategic National Stockpile, which contains billions of dollars in medical supplies (many being used now ).