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TIL Shakespeare invented the name « Jessica »

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X0Gj6 TIL If you type a search term into Youtube and add either 'Before:YYYY' (Specified year) or 'After:YYYY' at the end, it will filter out any results that were uploaded before/after that year.
DQgYp TIL the BBC once forbade employees from illuminating any workspace solely with an Anglepoise (the spring-tensioned balance-arm lamp) because Variety Dept. head Michael Standing feared low-wattage lights led creators to furtive ideas, smut innuendo, and degenerate programme material.
WkQOd TIL that "Type A" personalities (stressed workaholics prone to angry outbursts) and "Type B" (more relaxed and agreeable) are "to a large extent a construct of the tobacco industry" and "the tobacco industry was a major funder and stimulant of research on stress."
YpVgG TIL that styes, which are infections on or under the eyelid, exist. They manifest in the form of a tender little red bump, similar to a pimple. They go away naturally and popping them is not recommended.
78wbb TIL that President Calvin Coolidge first met his future wife Grace when she walked by Coolidge's house and saw him shaving wearing nothing but a Derby cap and long underwear, which she found humorous. Her laughter prompted Coolidge to notice her and seek her out later on.