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TIL: A 33-year-old mother took the place of her 15-year-old daughter to attend high school and join the cheerleading team.

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dDaX9 TIL that the first patent for the invention of the fire hydrant was destroyed in a fire.
rN4bW TIL the highest temperature EVER recorded in Miami, FL was 98F (36.6°C)
Yp6PP TIL the episode of Seinfeld titled "The Revenge" when George quits his job and then shows back up to work as if nothing happened in hopes of keeping it was inspired by Larry David's real-life story of quitting his job as a writer at SNL and doing the same thing
N7ye6 TIL The word 'Welsh' comes from the Proto-Germanic 'Walhaz', meaning Roman/Celtic speaker. The countries/regions of Wales (UK), Wallonia (Predominately French speaking region in Belgium), Welschland (French speaking region of Switzerland) and many others all get their name from this.
x5Ag TIL: the word “synonym” has a synonym and it’s “Poecilonym”