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TIL that Shakespeare really enjoyed the word “cunt” and used many euphemisms for genitalia in his work.

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j7Pv TIL that when Randolph Churchill (who was spoiled and rude) had a non malignant growth removed from his lung. A “friend” of the family was qouted saying “It was a typical triumph of modern science to find the one part of Randolph which was not malignant and to remove it.”
Z8gmY TIL The climate anomaly between 535–536 caused a global drop in temperature, resulting in a long and devastating winter in Scandinavia. Some scientists believe that this winter became the influence to the "Fimbulwinter" that's the prelude the end of the world in Ragnarök.
6O5X TIL of a kakistocracy: a state or country run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was first coined by English author Thomas Love Peacock in 1829, but was rarely used until the 21st century.
OGj4Y TIL that Robert Lewandowski was named by his father so it would be easier for him to travel abroad as a professional footballer.
Z89rG TIL that Kryptonite was introduced in the Superman story five years after the comic was first published. It was created as a way to give Clayton Collyer, the actor that played Superman/Clark Kent in the radio show, some time off so he could take a vacation.