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TIL: That Serial Killer Richard Ramirez was born on February 29

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jrGa TIL that the word ‘fuck’ was first used in 1568, but was most commonly used between 1700-1720. It disappeared from the English language for 150 years in the 18-1900s, but is now once again climbing in popularity.
E1Kp0 TIL that using maple syrup from La Belle Province: Coca-Cola has released a Quebec Maple flavour cola.
v1mMx TIL the most successful football (soccer) team in East Germany was SC Dynamo Berlin. The President of the club was also the head of the STASI secret police.
E1vjV TIL American UFOlogist John Keel popularized the term "men In black" in 1967. He also used the term "ultraterrestrials" to describe UFO occupants he believed to be non-human entities capable of taking on whatever form they want
69d7Q TIL about the Hymenocera picta or harlequin shrimp, which feeds exclusively on starfish, including the venomous barbed crown-of-thorns starfish. These shrimp are able to flip a starfish onto its back to avoid its defenses and feed on its soft tissues.