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TIL the Dutch word for an unpleasant, ill-tempered woman, is a reference to one specific woman.

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MnO0 TIL that Firefox and Chrome users stay in their jobs 15 percent longer than their Safari and IE counterparts.
LP9 TIL George Lucas stated Yoda is “actually the illegitimate child of Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.”
kJrpE TIL about the advert possession, a common law whereby you can claim ownership of a property if you squat there for long enough.
bBPQ TIL in 1986 the Red Hot Chili Peppers were budgeted $5000 by EMI Music to make a demo tape and set aside $2000 to spend on Heroine and Cocaine
bLvQ TIL IHOP owns Applebees