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TIL there is a theory that question mark orignated from the shape of cat's tail when it is inquisitve.

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egmb TIL that there are lots of English “contronyms”, or words that are their own antonyms (opposites).
8Al8 TIL, Nutella was invented during WWII, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
loBWr TIL “master idiot” Peter Scott was a burglar whose victims include Sophia Loren and the Shah of Iran. Disturbed during a heist by a woman, he shouted "'Everything's all right, madam,' and she went off to bed thinking I was the butler." On other occasions, he would reassuringly shout "It's only me!".
GYKMQ TIL Guyana's major ethnicity are Indians (from the country of India), more than black or native amerindians
E1WdV TIL Andy Capp had a son. I have read this comic strip for 55 years and did not know this.