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TIL that "cooties" comes from WWI slang for body lice. American English caught cooties when veterans returned home in the 1920s

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b6Y57 TIL South Korea has been in the process of changing Capital city from Seoul to newly built Sejong since 2007. The construction of the city is expected to be completed in 2030.
p8gAQ TIL South Park secretly got Sia to record Randy Marsh's vocals as Lorde on "Sparkling Thoughts/Feeling Good On A Wednesday." Sia initially worried Lorde would be offended. "I felt bad but I went ahead and did it anyway."
Gb61 TIL that colic does not mean the baby is fussy or just cries a lot. A baby with colic will cry for at least three hours straight, for more than three days a week, for three weeks in a row. No one is sure of the cause
69WaJ TIL a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 plane was flown past its design limits, rotating nearly upside down (140°) and reaching speeds the gauges couldn't measure. It also landed 35k lbs/16k kgs over the maximum landing weight. However, the plane soldiered on for 28 more years after repairs.
BrDed TIL one of the most important Allied aircraft of WWII, the De Havilland Mosquito, was built mainly from wood