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9V9r TIL ‘Burglary’ specifically referred to breaking into a house at night. During the daytime it was called housebreaking.
5VVOD TIL that a humble Japanese programmer working for Casio has been a central figure in Jamaican reggae, directly credited with the creation of 400+ songs
xGd0 TIL that giant Elan are domesticated and prefered over cattle as they are immune to many diseases and poisonous plants, have triple the milk fat and protein, and can thrive in harsh conditions.
9L57 TIL a staff writer for The New Yorker came to the office every day from 1964 to his death in 1996 – and never published a single story
Gwj TIL there is a fish that has the dental characteristics of a human and has killed people by chewing their testicles off.