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TIL in 2018 Webster's Dictionary added the word "embiggen" from the Simpsons season 7

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6EJNZ TIL when a 400-year rare old Japanese bonsai tree was stolen, the bonsai master gave out instructions on how the thief could care for the plant so it doesn't die, as he felt it was his child.
xVGxk TIL that goose bumps are considered a vestigal reflex (no longer necessary) in humans; it's purpose in apes is to straighten body hairs to make the animal both appear larger and keep warm.
jNbnX TIL that in 2003, there was a movement in America to rename the "French" part of French Fries, French Toast, etc, to "Freedom" (Freedom Fries, etc) after France refused to support the Iraqi war - Demonstrators even included government officials in Congress.
epOvJ TIL That the hair style Princess Leia wears in Star Wars, was inspired by women of the Mexican Revolution, most notably, guerrilla fighter Clara de la Rocha.
kJJX7 TIL the film Minority Report started out as a sequel to Total Recall