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TIL the use of OMG is over a hundred years old

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R7gX4 TIL when a North Korean merchant vessel was attacked by Somali pirates, an American destroyer came to their aid. This event led to rare pro US statements from the North Korean media.
x6K0o TIL the red memorial poppy commemorating deceased veterans on Remembrance Day was originated by an American woman from Georgia
kpm4 TIL John Cleese was the first person to utter the word ‘fuck’ at a televised British memorial service.
dDPr TIL That caskets are rectangular and coffins are tapered at the shoulder
MeZVV TIL the saggy skin on a cats stomach is called a primordial pouch