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TIL: Dr. Seuss is credited with inventing the word “Nerd”

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N7NmM TIL the German crime show Aktenzeichen XY Ungelöst (Case number XY...unsolved) has been on the air for more than 53 years and provided the inspiration for Unsolved Mysteries and America's Most Wanted in the US and Crimewatch in the UK.
5VoAR TIL that 3.6% of all current cancer cases worldwide are attributable to drinking alcohol
yQAJX TIL John Ross Bowie, who played the reoccurring role of Kripke, on "The Big Bang Theory" also is a film critic, who wrote a whole book on the movie "Heathers".
B8Yb TIL there’s a growing group of people in and around Detriot, MI who have taken it upon themselves to cut the grass at otherwise neglected public parks in the city using their own equipment. They’re called ‘The Mower Gang’ - check them out!
Ye5Z TIL that Bill Gates is offering $100,000 to the scientist who creates a next generation condom that “significantly preserves or improves sexual pleasure, in order to improve uptake and regular use”.