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TIL "pipe down" and "pipe up" have completely different origins. The former is a nautical term while the latter is a musical term

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jNJxa TIL the term “mark” originated from the carnival. When dishonest game operators found someone they could entice to keep playing their rigged game, they would "mark" the player by patting their back with a hand that had chalk on it. Other carnies would then keep an eye out for rubes with chalk marks.
gmZX TIL Tom hanks is related to Abraham Lincoln through Lincoln’s mother Nancy Hanks
ZpkB TIL during the filming of Borat, the police were called 91 times.
RbDQ TIL that the founder of the Mexican Mafia isn’t even Mexican
GYX85 TIL Gary Hart, a politician running for president in 1988, invited the media to follow him around after he was alleged to be a womanizer. He was quoted as saying, “Follow me around. I don't care. I'm serious.” Members of the media complied and he was caught having an affair 2 weeks later.