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TIL France bans all non-court ordered paternity tests in a desire to "preserve the peace."

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Wk1MY TIL the United States has had a Vice President who was Native American. Charles Curtis served as VP under Herbert Hoover from 1929-33. His mother was of mixed Native heritage, and he grew up with his maternal grandparents on the Kaw Reservation in Kansas.
LQA50 TIL of Mal Meninga, whose political career lasted only 28 seconds
nWv4r TIL In 1967, Paul McCartney forgot his passport when travelling to France to shoot a music video. He told the agents, ‘You know who I am so why do you need to see a photograph of me in a passport?’ And was let through.
BNGr TIL that this creature commonly called Waterbear can survive in outer space and vacuums. It’s resistant to extreme radiation, pressure, and temperatures. They can hibernate for a decade, and are found everywhere on earth from the Himalayas to the deep sea. No one has been able to classify them yet.
N7AeJ TIL it's politically complicated to officially name a pathogen or disease