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TIL the term “Politically Correct” was originally used within the Communist Party in Stalinist Russia to describe which opinions on government were appropriate to hold and which were not.

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RWX9 TIL twenty years ago Australian aboriginal suicide rates were equivalent to the national rate but now they are three fold, and in some regions spates of suicide have reached 100 times the national average.
MeD4a Til - Blue Blood from a horseshoe crab is very expensive. It can cost upwards of $60,000/gallon on the open market. Horseshoe crab have a compound in their blood called LAL – Limulus Amebocyte Lysate. This compound immediately binds and clots around viruses, endotoxins, and fungi.
D1KP TIL a man owned and drove the same car for 82 years, a 1928 Rolls-Royce.
KYyn4 TIL in 1985 Maurice Carthon played football for both the New Jersey Generals in the USFL (Feb-Jul) and the New York Giants in the NFL (Aug-Jan) with both teams sharing Giants Stadium. This means he played 45 games in one year.
e088b TIL the CEO of Levi’s says that you are never supposed to wash your jeans. Instead, spot clean them with a toothbrush, or toss them into a freezer.