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TIL that the family tree of Confucius has been tracked for more than 2500 years, and with 80 generations it is the longest known line of succession in history

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kL6g TIL that in the UK there is a high court judge known as Mr. Justice Mann
4konw TIL homicide clearance rates in the US declined from a peak of 93% in 1962 to 64% in 1994. The rate then plateaued (with some variation) for the next 25 years. There is currently no satisfactory explanation for either the initial decline or why it ended when it did.
E1Eao TIL that the show Scrubs has one of the most accurate portrayals of the actual way a hospital runs and all of its medical cases are taken from real life medical cases.
ned0d TIL That there are Long-time nuclear waste warning messages to inform future humans with a simple drawing
neEXB TIL: Dwayne Johnson "aka: The Rock" began his acting and wrestling career after being cut from the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He would later say "Sometimes, your biggest dreams that don’t come true are the best things that never happened."