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TIL that "Reverend" is an adjective (meaning revered or respected), not a noun. A clergyperson is properly referred to as "The Reverend (name)", not simply "Reverend (name)"

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W7169 TIL about the 1927 election in Liberia, when the registered voters numbered around 15,000 but Charles D. B. King got around 230,000 votes.
ADema TIL of Kevin MacLeod. A composer who has made over 2,000 pieces of royalty free music.
GYNo4 TIL that bats in the US eat so many insects that they save farmers an estimated $22.9 billion every year on pesticides.
MeXYa TIL when Coca-Cola created the modern image of Santa Claus in their advertisements, Santa was depicted without a wedding ring, causing fans to write to Coca-Cola asking whether he was still married to Mrs. Claus.
a8Npo TIL the Lenni Lenape, the Native American tribe indigenous to the area between CT & DE, played a sport where 2 teams: 1 all men & 1 all women try to get a ball into the other's goal. The women can carry/pass/kick the ball & tackle. The men couldn't tackle & could only kick/dislodge the ball.