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TIL Tom & Jerry ends with Tom & Jerry presumably committing suicide.

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NXb61 TIL: Astronomers didnt officially confirm the existence of planets outside our solar system until 1992
GY9p4 TIL: The modern use of gay comes from gaycat, a slang term among hobos meaning a boy who accomapnies an older, more experienced tramp, with the implication of sexual favors being exchanged for protection.
b6JaE TIL that the word "shampoo" comes from the Indian word "champu" (hair cleansing and body massage during the daily bath) and was introduced to Britain around 1814 by an Indian businessman named Sake Dean Mahomed and his Irish wife.
wPV6 TIL the company that makes coral snake antivenom in the USA decided it was unprofitable and stopped producing it in 2003. The USA’s stock of coral snake antivenom expired in 2008 but the FDA has extended the date ever since to keep what is left available to the public.