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TIL: You aren't supposed to rinse after brushing.

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G884 TIL that in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” a character recognizes a woman’s handwriting by saying “Her c’s, her u’s, and her t’s!”, subtly spelling out the word “cunt” (“and” = n), hence the next line, “And thus she makes her great p’s!” (“pees”)
7g6p TIL That Mel Brooks witnessed Sid Caesar knocking down a horse with one punch, and this event inspired the scene in ‘Blazing Saddles.’
VBmeZ TIL during the Japanese wars of unification in the 16th century, while besieging an enemy castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi purchased all the available rice in the province at several times the market price to aid in the process of breaking the resolve of the garrison. The siege only lasted 200 days.
woVO7 TIL: The brand Fruit Of the Loom is older than the light bulb, automobile and the telephone.
65bQ TIL A teacher’s gender affects learning: boys learn better from men and girls learn better from women