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TIL that the word “fragging” refers to a soldier’s deliberate or attempted killing of a fellow soldier, usually a superior. The term was coined by U.S. military personnel during the Vietnam War, during which there were nearly 900 documented and suspected fragging incidents from 1969 to 1972.

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Y76ZB TIL that the author of "Goodnight Moon" died following a routine operation at age 42, and did not live to see the success of her book. She bequeathed the royalties to Albert Clarke, the nine-year-old son of her neighbor, who squandered the millions the book earned him.
Xlr8 TIL Bird populations are plummeting, and cats alone are responsible for killing billions of birds every year in the lower 48 states.
ANoel TIL that the Washington Territory (soon to be Washington state) was originally going to be called Columbia but the name was deemed too similar to the District of Columbia. District of Columbia was ironically renamed to Washington D.C. before Washington gained statehood.
NRJM TIL Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s first words to the U.S. President upon meeting in 1995 were, “Do you think O.J. did it?”
P1OGZ TIL in Japan, by law, a workday becomes an additional holiday, also known as a "citizen's holiday," if the workday falls between two holidays.