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TIL there was a 1920 novel about Abraham Lincoln's mother titled 'The Matrix.'

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OoLP4 TIL producer J Dilla chopped up an early 1960's song to make it say, "light up the spliffs" (0:51)
4Xr1g TIL Oxyphenbutazone is theoretically the highest-scoring of all the Scrabble words—hooked to the right words, it would earn a whopping 1,778 points, found Dan Stock of Ohio. But it would require perfect placement of eight other tiles, so it’s never actually been played in a real game.
pwLA TIL the McRib is only sold when pork prices are low.
NXp0e TIL The rivalry between the British actor William Charles Macready and American actor Edwin Forrest resulted in a riot that left dozens dead. The 1849 riot resulted in the increased divide from high-class Shakespearen theaters and low class vaudeville entertainment.
e0WDD TIL Ironbridge, a town in England, takes its name from an iron bridge named The Iron Bridge.