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TIL that Habsburg dynasty has a unique lip structure and this is a result of incestuous selection of marriage partners.

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GO84 TIL of French Treasury Chief Etienne de Silhouette, whose penny-pinching ways inspired the term ‘à la Silhouette’ for things perceived as austere. These included a newly popular form of portraiture using a shadow profile cut from black paper.
WBPA TIL Director Stanley Kubrick’s secretary often heard the sound of a book hitting the wall as he flung it into a reject pile when looking for a novel to adapt. When it had been a while since she had heard any sound, she walked in to check on her boss and found Kubrick deeply engrossed in The Shining.
D1vkJ Today I learned that High German is spoken in South Germany and that Low German is spoken in North Germany.
gYVb TIL that the Janitor in Scrubs was originally supposed to be a figment of J.D.’s imagination, as he does not interact with another character till season 2.
9Y1A6 TIL China invested $350 million in a new four-lane bridge crossing the Yalu River from Dandong to the North Korean city of Sinuiju. Dandong wants more trade and investment with North Korea, seeing the benefits if the North grows economically and correspondingly consumes Chinese products