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TIL Linguists have identified a new English dialect in South Florida

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DQoQr TIL A Japanese researcher took his own life after his research revealed the presence of Fireblight in native pear trees, resulting in a government cover-up and him being blamed by farmers for their lost revenue
Qaxd TIL there’s a ladder that hasn’t been moved in centuries because of a religious dispute.
5Yk TIL: Pete Seeger came up with the terms “hammer-on”, and “pull-off”
LYe9 TIL That at the outbreak of the 1973 Yom Kippor War, Israeli forces of just 3,000 troops, 180 tanks and 60 artillery were able to halt the advance of a Syrian force of 28,000 troops, 800 tanks and 600 artillery until reservists were mobilised
4keON TIL Tobacco Smoke Enemas (blowing tobacco smoke up the rectum) was a popular way to revive drowning victims in the 1700s