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TIL the word “gypped” is derogatory slang created from the belief that gypsies are thieves and swindlers

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1alKO TIL It took 50 minutes for Detroit police to respond to the call that Rosa Parks was beaten and robbed in her own home in 1994 - street justice was faster
yQlGM TIL the spiked tail of a stegosaurus didn’t have a scientific name until one was made up in the ‘Far Side’ comics. Paleontologists loved the joke so much that they began using ‘thagomizer’ formally.
ZpP5v TIL that video gaming causes increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills.
78Jgb TIL - In 1980, Libya overtook the United States in GDP per capita. This was the only time in history that an African country had ever done so.
JAjB TIL that in the United Kingdom, if a local or national election has resulted in a tie, the winner can be decided either by drawing straws/lots, coin flip, or drawing a high card in pack of cards.