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TIL the standard “headphone jack” connector has been roughly the same since 1878

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ZVKa TIL The scene in Kill Bill where Uma Thurman shoots through the cereal is a reference to the episode of the Simpsons called “Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala-D'oh-cious,” which features an episode of Itchy and Scratchy called Resevoir Cats guest directed by Quentin Tarantino.
PY6xL TIL Swedish-built cars -- Saabs and Volvos -- are specifically reinforced so that the occupants will survive if they hit a moose.
rRgpo TIL earthworms we know today are not native to the US but were brought over by Europeans.
6Elg8 TIL about Peisistratos, a tyrant in ancient Athens(~550BC) who overthrow democracy by force yet maintained the government structure, and used his power to confront the aristocracy, reduce their privilege and take from their lands and give to the poor.
aBKA TIL that January 6th is known as “Little Women’s Christmas” in parts of Ireland. Traditionally, this is the one day a year that husbands would do housework and their wives would go to the pub instead. It is still common for Irish women to have a “girls night out” tonight.