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TIL about Lillan Bloodworth, who donated blood every 56 days for nearly 50 years. By the time she stopped at age 85, she had donated 23 gallons. (The average person's body contains about 1.5 gallons.)

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XEgD8 TIL there are two schools of grammarians: descriptives and prescriptives. Descriptives create rules based on people's use and what is generally accepted among native speakers. Rules follow the people. Prescriptives create a set of rules and tell everyone to follow them. People follow the rules.
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