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TIL that the term pumpernickel translates into the devil’s fart

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OGZ9g TIL Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, was the first woman to publish an original work under her own name, in English, in England. After publishing her first book anonymously, she published Prayers or Meditations under her own name in 1545, during her time as Queen consort.
MN87 TIL Domino’s Pizza cancelled their ‘30 minutes or less’ guarantee because of their drivers causing accidents while rushing to deliver pizzas on time, resulting in at least one fatality.
R7o8w TIL Rowan Atkinson was able to keep a plane in the air whilst waiting for his pilot to regain consciousness from passing out.
nejeY TIL of akinetopsia, a neuropsychological disorder that makes it so patients are unable to perceive motion. Instead, they often view life as a series of photographs or frozen movie reels.
jPJE TIL that a Roadrunner’s top speed is 20 MPH while Coyotes can reach speeds of up to 43 MPH