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TIL Johnny Carson Predicted the toilet paper shortage back in 1973

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1aRN8 TIL that contronyms are words that are spelled the same, but mean the opposite of each other. If one were asked to dust the chandelier, that would imply removing dust, but to dust the fruit might refer to the adding, or sprinkling of dust.
RN4a TIL that despite consistently losing double blind taste tests, Coca Cola owns nearly double the market share of Pepsi.
ANxog TIL that in 1770, 14-year-old Mozart attended a Vatican performance of Allegri's Miserere, a choral piece so sacred its sheet music was kept secret under penalty of excommunication. He memorized it in one hearing, transcribed it, and helped bring it to the public.
DRgV TIL Kathryn Bigelow is the first and only female to win the Academy Award for Best Director, winning for the 2009 film “The Hurt Locker”
WkPoA TIL that in 3 days Queen Elizabeth II will move from 7th to 6th place in the list of oldest serving state leaders of all time, surpassing George Tupou I King of Tonga.