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TIL Chef Gordon Ramsey has a homeless drug addicted brother

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kOPZB TIL loneliness is a greater health risk than obesity. Loneliness increases the risk of premature death by 50% while obesity increases the risk by only 30%.
69dlX TIL about Choi Eun-hee, a South Korean actress of the 60s and 70s, was kidnapped to North Korea with her ex-husband and forced to make films until their escape to the US embassy in 1986.
BgZld TIL: Superfecundation is the fertilization of two or more ova by sperm from separate acts of intercourse, which can lead to twin babies from two separate biological fathers. In a study of paternity suits, this had occurred in 2.4% of the cases involving non-identical twins.
wok6Y TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect.
m1YJO TIL that the world record for most number one hit songs across all charts and genres is held by Texas country-western singer George Strait. Strait has held the record with 60 #1 hits since 2013.