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TIL The song "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard originally had lyrics about anal sex

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nWeQG TIL that there is a term related to the art of hotel toilet paper folding called “toilegami”. The reason for this hotel practice: “Hotels want to give their guests…confidence that the bathroom has been cleaned (so) the maid will fold over the last piece of toilet paper. It is subtle but effective”
xkEw TIL that phrases commonly found in headlines such as “experts say” and “new studies show” are called Weasel Words.
M77vK TIL Prior to Uncle Sam, the British character Brother Jonathon symbolized the independent American people after the Revolutionary War. However, Brother Jonathon faded into the figure of Uncle Sam whose likeness to Lincoln and being made in America likely contributed to his longevity.
QNg8E TIL George Washington's statue in London has soil from Virginia under it because Washington said in 1799 "I shall never step on English soil again"
P19nZ TIL early humans and neanderthals did sex acts together and likely gave birth to "hybrid" babies according to studies of ancient teeth