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TIL that the Mossad simply means "the institute" in Hebrew. The full name of the Israeli intelligence service is the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, which is shortened to the "Institute".

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Ypmev TIL of the 761st Tank battalion. Made up of almost completely African-American tankers, it was considered one of the best tank units of the war and held 1 Medal of Honor winner, 11 Silver Stars and 300 Purple Hearts.
dDAdB TIL that weather reporters often face harassment and receive death threats when viewers are dissatisfied with their forecast, or if an important forecast disrupts their preferred TV program.
Ajew Til that young people born to rich families who don’t go to college are 2.5 times more likely to end up in the richest quartile than young people born to poor families who do go college
EL0 TIL that the “state meal” of Oklahoma is fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas.
BVLD TIL the standard size of 750mL for wine bottles corresponds to the average exhalation of a glassblower’s lungs