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TIL: In 2015, a man in Oklahoma died after his stepson gave him an 'Atomic Wedgie.'

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oRMeA TIL “enshittification” was named 2023’s Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society. It describes the decline of platforms like social media and e-commerce: starting user-friendly, shifting to prioritize businesses, and eventually maximizing profits at users’ and customers’ expense.
R7L9Q TIL of a marine who called customer service in the middle of a firefight for help repairing his broken rifle. The weapon was firing properly again within 45 seconds.
9wYQX TIL that David Bowie's song 'Fame' was co-written by John Lennon. 'Fame' was Bowie's first number 1 single on the US Billboard Hot 100.
98pD TIL In the 1960s, the big tubs of Green Army Men toys used to come with Japanese soldiers that were made out of yellow plastic.
JeAV TIL of Inky .. the Octopus that escaped from it’s tank in a New Zealand Aquarium, slid across the floor and into a 50 m drainpipe leading back to the ocean ..