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TIL "bury the lede" is spelled L E D E and has nothing to do with the word lead.

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OGpX TIL There is a medical disorder in infants called “Maple Syrup Urine Disease,” where the child’s urine smells of maple syrup or burnt sugar. And it can be fatal.“
MeG8W TIL in the evening of September 11, 2001, a man named Henryk Siwiak was murdered in New York City. Since the entire police department was focused on the attacks, little investigation took place. His death remains unsolved and the killer was never found.
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