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Today I learned it’s supposed to be “champing at the bit” rather than “chomping”

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dDVvr TIL Former US President Andrew Jackson's parrot was kicked out of his funeral for swearing.
O5g4 TIL, When passing sound waves through an air bubble immersed in water, it presents a rather unusual occurrence; light.