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TIL about the origins of the term "Anti-Semitism"

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nlZr TIL a boy named David Reimer had his penis burnt off during circumcision, and he was then sexually reassigned as a female by a psychologist who also forced him and his twin brother to rehearse sexual acts.
XQaP TIL the US warned Japanese citizens at least 5 days in advance of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They dropped millions of leaflets and issued radio broadcasts urging citizens to flee.
k01B TIL many phrases in English come from literal translations of Chinese phrases, such as “long time no see”, “no go”, “lose face” and “no can do”
LkVjV TIL The briefcase in Pulp Fiction originally contained diamonds but that was deemed too predictable so it was decided that the contents were never to be seen. This way each audience member would fill in the blank with their own contents.
P1YPJ TIL that the blow-fly of East and Central Africa, commonly infects humans by laying its eggs on wet clothes, left out to dry and a good way to prevent the transfer to a person's skin, is to iron all clothes including underwear, which kills the eggs/larvae.