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TIL Jamaica is divided into three counties: Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey.

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9oYX TIL the phrase “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” was originally meant to describe an absurdly impossible action. The phrase is an adynation, a figure of speech in the form of hyperbole taken to such extreme lengths as to insinuate a complete impossibility.
6mN7 TIL that only 3 WWE wrestlers uses their full, birth name. Brock Lesnar, John Cena, and Mark Henry
9rBG TIL Grapefruit Juice can interact dangerously with a number of medications.
RLgw TIL that Glucose (Sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose, that tastes identical and isn’t metabolized as sugar, also safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
p8NOe TIL the longest car in the world was 100 feet long, had 26 wheels, a jacuzzi, diving board, king-sized water bed, and a helicopter landing pad, and was called the ‘American Dream’.