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TIL that ending a sentence with a preposition isn’t wrong in English

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8aZAL TIL that Hiroshima and Nagasaki were just 2 of dozens of Japanese cities subjected to massive incendiary attacks. Firestorms leveled almost 100 square miles in Japan's three largest cities (Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya) alone. Hundreds of thousands were killed and millions forced to evacuate.
R5MDa TIL that before the invention and introduction of toilet paper to the US dried corn cobs we're one of the preferred methods of wiping after using the bathroom.
Bg7Kb TIL about tonsil stones, mineralized debris that collect in the crevices of your throat and occur in 1 out of 10 people.
8dNP TIL Post-workout muscles aren’t sore because of lactic acid buildup–that’s a myth by a doctor who experimented on a severed frog. It’s actually a fuel made from glucose and burned by the muscles to maintain energy.
DGbp TIL that “crushable concrete” is a safety feature at many airports. The surface deforms under the weight of an aircraft and slows it down in a similar way to sand filled runaway truck ramps.