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TIL that 95% of modern Thoroughbred racehorses are paternally descended from one horse, Darley Arabian

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j6Naj TIL about "Aunt Sammy," Uncle Sam's wife. Created in the 1920s by the US Dept of Agriculture as a radio show for farm wives, she would "gossip" about social activities & gardening, answer questions, and provide recipes. Local women voiced Aunt Sammy so their accents matched the broadcast areas.
ydl TIL Frano Selak survived a train derailing into a river, a bus crashing and falling into another river, falling off a plane whose doors had blown off and living by landing on a hay stack, got hit by a bus, and survived a car explosion twice, and was then lucky enough to win the lottery in 2004.
JZb1 TIL that England still has a High Court of Chivalry. It last sat in 1954 after a 200 year break and its first ruling was to decide whether it still existed.
QNy09 TIL that the woman who sings the iconic "Give it to me baby!" from The Offspring song "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) went on to voice Asajj Ventress from Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Oonr7 TIL that People who understand evolutionary theory are more likely to accept it, even if they are religious or politically conservative.