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TIL that "ye olde shoppe" is a distortion of "Þe olde shoppe": English used to have a character for "th": Þ

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Y7OBx TIL the body of Xin Zhui, an Chinese noblewoman from the 2nd century BC, was found remarkably well preserved in a certain liquid in her airtight tomb. Her skin, muscles, organs, blood vessels, hair, and even finger prints were preserved, making it one of the best preserved ancient human remains.
MeygK Today I learned that the US government can’t negotiate drug prices because of a law making it illegal.
DM6j TIL Emily, a three-year-old cow, escaped from a slaughterhouse in 1995 and wandered the backyards and woods of Boston’s suburbs for 40 days. She ran with herds of deer and was given help from residents to evade capture. She was eventually purchased by a “Peace Abbey” on Christmas Eve.
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l7En7 TIL that the fastest recorded tennis serve was by Australian player Samuel Groth, at 263.4 km/h (163.7 mph) in 2012.