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TIL Every Middle-American Baby Boomer has been Time's Person of the Year at least 3 times: 1966 (The Inheritor), 1969 (Middle Americans), and 2006 (You)

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y6DM TIL in 1991, a high profile court case forced the British Government to clearly define the difference between a cake a biscuit. In the end the Government published an official ruling that a cake is defined by its propensity to harden over time, whereas a biscuit has a propensity to soften.
ne4wb TIL that Gothic literature makes a distinction between “terror” and “horror.” Terror is the sense of dread and apprehension that precedes an experience, horror is the sense of revulsion after an experience.
neW7G TIL Plato was a distinguished gymnast and wrestler, and well known for his wrestling prowess.
VMpwB TIL A single cleaner wrasse fish works removing bloodsucking parasites from up to 2,000 client fish per day. They sometimes cheat their clients by taking illicit bites of the protective mucus covering their skin. If a client gets upset, they try to make amends by offering a complementary fin massage
oBRpK TIL: Paul Ree, friend of Nietzsche, died by falling into a gorge, which some believe may have been suicide