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TIL the phrase “abracadabra” originates from the book Liber Medicinalis by Quintus Sammonicus

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7x4p TIL that the total amount of wage theft from employees is three times more than all of the robberies, burglaries, larcenies, and motor vehicle thefts in the US.
xVWAo TIL Homer Simpson's "d'oh!" is based on someone wanting to say "damn" but then remembering he shouldn't.
RYRa TIL an 80 year old man named Amou Haji hasn’t bathed in 60 years, sleeps in a grave-like hole, and smokes animal feces.
ne16d TIL Family guy ripped a video off Youtube to use in their show without asking the original creator/uploader. Fox promptly claimed the video violated their copyright and had it taken down. Only when the shows creator Seth McFarlane stepped in, the content was reinstated.
eLdL TIL that very famous Hawaiian song/tune “Aloha ‘Oe” was written by the last Queen of Hawai'i, Liliʻuokalani, who transcribed it while imprisoned after a coup that ultimately lead to Hawaii’s annexation into the U.S.