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TIL that Shakespeare was the first to use many words with the prefix “un” (such as unreal, undress, uneducated, unmitigated, unchanging, etc) in print or on stage.

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X6pX TIL Neil deGrasse Tyson met his current wife during a physics course while studying at the University of Texas. They later married in 1988 and named their first child, Miranda, after the smallest of Uranus’ five major moons.
5VevQ TIL Procrastination is not a result of laziness or poor time management. Scientific studies suggest procrastination is due to poor mood management.
QJQQe TIL that Queen Elizabeth II was a mechanic and truck driver during WW2. She's the only female from the royal family in British history to join the armed services.
mDPo TIL that in the 1890’s Emperor Menelek of Ethiopia was impressed by the new method of execution in the USA, the electric chair. He ordered three to be sent to his palace only to learn he needed electricity to use them. He gave two away and used the last chair as a throne.
Br8pK TIL John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States, has two living grandchildren. John Tyler was 63 when his son Lyon was born (1853). Lyon was 71 when Lyon Jr. was born (1924) and 75 when Harrison was born (1928). They are both alive today.