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TIL that the Ohio State University trademarked the word "THE" for use on clothing.

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wnPP TIL during the late 1800s a baboon was employed by the railroad as a signalman. He never once made a mistake and worked for the railroad until his death.
OGy6g TIL the Myers-Briggs personality test was made by two women without any formal education in the field of Psychology, most of the research supporting its validity come from the Myers-Briggs foundation, and it is widely considered to be just pseudo-science in accademic circles.
jwvv TIL the whole “mdma makes holes in your brain” thing is a complete myth, brought into existence by anti-drug campaigns.
YOWW TIL The Nazis were the first to convincingly link smoking to lung cancer and first coined the phrase passive smoking.
rNEDd TIL when President William McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz, members of the crowd began beating the latter. The President then told the attackers to "go easy on him, boys." McKinley survived initially but died 8 days later. Leon Czolgosz was executed by electrocution a few months later.