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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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VBY50 TIL During production of The Godfather, James Caan was known to hang out with Carmine Persico, aka "The Snake", a notorious mafioso and later head of the Colombo crime family. Government agents briefly mistook Caan, who was relatively unknown at the time, as an aspiring mobster.
XEe7P TIL that John Travolta has a rank of Khakhan within Scientology which means he could kill someone and get away with it as the Church would cover it up as part of Ethics protection
ZmYR TIL that the top racial or ethnic slur on Twitter is “White boy” at 48.9%, followed by “Paki” (11.7%), “Whitey” (7.9%), “Pikey” (4.1%), “Coon” (3.2%), and others.
KOYZG (TIL) Desi Arnaz's show Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse aired The Twilight Zone pilot introducing the world to The Twilight Zone.
EgDxo TIL Older people can come to believe their own lies. New research shows that within an hour of telling a falsehood, seniors may think it's the truth. Reposted as I messed up the title