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TIL, the german word for Birth control pills is Antibabypillen.

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rNyXd TIL that Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" only reached #86 on the Billboard Chart
ZXZo TIL mother’s day was officially made a holiday in 1914, so this year is the 100th anniversary.
N7QR1 TIL Mithridates VI was a king who in an attempt to protect himself from assassins built up an immunity to poison by dosing himself with them. After the Romans stormed his complex he tried to kill himself with poison but it failed and he had to get his bodyguard to do it for him.
b70 TIL the crew of the Mayflower II cast a message in a bottle overboard in 1957 that was signed by all of them, including Felix the kitten, with promise of reward. No one knew the whereabouts of the message until it was found at a flea market earlier this year.
E1ZaP TIL that rechargeable electric cars existed and were quite popular in the late 1800’s. Worldwide discoveries of large petroleum reserves and road infrastructure that required longer driving time led to their decline.