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TIL ‘65 Roses’ is commonly used by children as a name for cystic fibrosis because it is often diagnosed at a very young age and is easier for them to pronounce.

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m1pwv TIL of Bess Myerson who was the first Miss America, to be Jewish, in 1945. Reactions to her win were mixed, while Jews hailed her a hero and compared her to Queen Esther, 3 out of the 5 sponsors of Miss America refused to have her represent them. She later became a politician
pYWMN TIL that there are 3 types of joint brokerage accounts - join tenants with rights of survivorship, tenants in common & community property.
9YJlp TIL of the hidden and heavely armed bunker system in the Swiss mountains, big enough for their whole population, anti aircraft missiles and jets. Even turning their highways into runways in a matter of hours.
epRe4 TIL that Frank Zappa’s estate was not divided equally amongst his four children
wLXmY TIL Zoroastrianism (dating back to 2000 BC) is the only religion which has a creationism myth based on the contemporary Spherical Earth