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TIL that “renumeration” isn’t a word and we’ve all been pronouncing “remuneration” wrong.

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wLoB7 TIL of Anti-flash white, a brilliant white color applied to nuclear bombers to reflect some of the thermal radiation from a nuclear explosion, protecting the aircraft and its occupants
AmZB TIL the equals sign was not invented until 1557 by a Welsh mathematician. He only invented it because he was fed up with the ‘tedious repetition’ of the phrase is 'is equal to’
4X89w TIL President Andrew Jackson taught his parrot to curse, and it had to be removed from the President’s funeral because it wouldn’t stop swearing
r9A0 TIL That in March Bill Gates offered a $100,000 grant through his foundation for a condom design that “significantly preserves or enhances pleasure” to encourgae more males to use condoms.
E4Eo TIL in 1997, Sir Patrick Stewart put on and starred in a “photo-negative” production of Othello. He starred as a white Othello opposite a black cast. It was the first time this concept was used.