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TIL that the incorrect usage of an apostrophe in english for a plural noun (e.g. "burger's") is called a greengrocer's apostrophe.

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bdWa TIL of Charles Alvin Beckwith, creator of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force unit. He once contracted leptospirosis so severe the doctors did not expect him to live; he made a full recovery in months. He was later critically wounded by a .50 round and expected to die. Within months, he fully recovered.
j6JYN TIL that almost 3% of films released in the 1960s included depictions of people sinking in quicksand, clay or mud
m8Jv TIL Teddy Roosevelt saved American football from an outright ban after 18 players died in one season. He did this by implementing many rules that we know today, one of which includes the forward pass.
kOwKm TIL that the son of Alexander Hamilton successfully represented Aaron Burr’s wife in her divorce case against him
QRgX TIL the daughters of Nicholas II were wearing so many diamonds when killed that they were partially protected from the bullets, delaying their deaths