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TIL David Lynch is an Eagle Scout

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ANaAo TIL The seemingly nonsense phrase 'Fee-fi-fo-fum' from the Giant in Jack and the Beanstalk is likely a sentence in ancient Gaelic meaning "Behold food, good to eat, sufficient for my hunger!" The phrase is atleast several hundred years old and is referenced by Nashe and Shakespeare.
lo9eN TIL some NASCAR drivers wear diapers, but most don't, as the fibers of a diaper can catch fire, so they go pee pee straight in their racing suits.
dNQB TIL that in the past many religions had “Sacred prostitutes” that would engage in sexual intercourse for rituals.
8M0P TIL that not only is the woman in the “We Can Do It” poster not Rosie the Riveter, but the poster was meant to remind employees considering unions that they could be replaced by women, not to inspire women to work.
b6pXZ TIL In Addition to the Well-Known Reading Disorders, There Are Also Writing Disorders