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TIL Aluminum Christmas trees dropped in popularity after their negative portrayal in A Charlie Brown Christmas

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6Em8X TIL one of the reasons why Northern Cheyenne reservation traditionalists oppose coal mining on the reservation is that the 1700s Cheyenne mystic Sweet Medicine prophecized that mining the "black rock" would change the tribe forever.
G884 TIL that in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” a character recognizes a woman’s handwriting by saying “Her c’s, her u’s, and her t’s!”, subtly spelling out the word “cunt” (“and” = n), hence the next line, “And thus she makes her great p’s!” (“pees”)
jyPN TIL when men are told to “turn your head and cough”, the head turning does nothing. Doctors just don’t want to be coughed on.
ao1Z TIL during the Nazi regime, not a single person who purchased a Volkswagen Beetle actually received it.
6EdQZ TIL that tilapia fish skin is used to treat burn injuries, proving to be a cheaper and cleaner alternative to skin grafts and gauze.