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TIL when adjectives are strung together, there is an order to them to sound “correct”, the order being Opinion, Size, Physical Quality, Shape, Age, Colour, Origin, Material, Type and Purpose.

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wZKM TIL: In contrast to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force, the British Army does not include Royal in its title because, after a historic struggle between Parliament and monarchy, the British Army has always been answerable to Parliament and the British people rather than the Monarch
ZpJxQ TIL: NPR history department compiled a list of 1800s American slang which includes, "Shoddyocracy" = people who got rich selling bad products, "Wake snakes" = get into trouble, "Bottom fact" = undisputed fact, and "Chicagoed" = to be beaten badly.
VMVy4 TIL that the "N" in N95 masks means they do [N]ot filter oil-based particles very well, like certain viruses.
epnDg TIL the little loops on the back of men's dress shirts have an official name and use. They're called 'locker loops' and were earlier made on sailors' shirts so they could hang their shirts anywhere on hooks on their ship. Universities later followed to keep their button down uniforms wrinkle-free.
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