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TIL a word that can be its own antonym is called a contronym. For example, “bitch” can refer to someone who’s domineering or submissive.

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jJnX TIL - Harry Houdini once sued a police officer who accused him of making his escapes via bribery. He won his case by opening the judge’s safe.
DVNJ TIL A man who wanted to create a whites-only town in North Dakota was found to be of African descent
wLR4W TIL A man was forced to tweet for help when he got locked in a department store after falling asleep on a massage chair. The man awoke to a deserted shop floor after dozing off in an electronics store in Japan.
9YjO6 TIL that an entomologist called Justin Schmidt allowed plenty of venomus insects to sting him in order to record the pain intensity in what's called "Schmidt pain Scale".
aD7o TIL: The old Spaniard who’s fighter lost in Django Unchained, starred in Django[1966]. That’s why he says “I know” when told by Jamie Foxx “The D is silent”