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TIL: Nine percent of college-educated parents want their kid to play professional sports, versus forty-four percent of parents without a college degree.

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OVx1 TIL that the terms “upper case” and “lower case” come from the printing press days, when type blocks were stored in cases on shelves. The capital letters were stored on the upper shelf because they were used less, and the smaller letters on the lower shelf. Hence, upper and lower case of letters.
Oodd7 TIL Robert-François Damiens, after trying to assassinate the king, was sentenced to be executed by having his skin ripped with pliers, molten lead and sulfur being poured onto his ripped skin, then dismemberment by four horses. At hearing this, Damiens replied: “Well, it's going to be a tough day.”
gK1y TIL Saudi Arabia once surgically paralyzed someone as punishment for a crime
jXgX TIL that for a small fee you can cuddle with baby giant pandas in China.
p8xmp TIL the idiom "take with a grain of salt" dates to 25 AD and refers to an antidote to poison. To take a poison or an idea with a grain of salt means to reduce it's effectiveness.