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TIL renowned movie critic Roger Ebert briefly dated Oprah Winfrey

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e0bk5 TIL Chappelle Show’s The Mad Real World skit was inspired by his friend David Edward’s experience being kicked out of The Real World. The skit reversed the premise with a white guy driven crazy by black roommates and kicked out after they don’t “feel safe" — the same words used to evict Edwards.
KYYv9 TIL The Italian alphabet consists of only 21 letters. The J, K, W, X and Y are only used in loanwords
8aGpP TIL 'that when a male anglerfish finds a female, he will bite down and latch onto her body, where his tissues and circulatory systems will fuse with hers. In exchange for nutrients from the female, the male loses his eyes, fins, teeth, and most internal organs, only serving as a sperm bank for her.'
Q5QM TIL that a heteronym is the opposite of a homonym: two words that are spelled the same way (bass, entrance, dove) but different pronunciations have different meanings
mDMv TIL there is a National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wisconsin that has over 5,676 mustards from all 50 states and more than 70 countries.