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TIL a term when you cringe or get embarassed by someones embarassment

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GAo7J TIL of Idi Amin's full title: "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular"
VMk1p TIL There’s a town in Amsterdam called Hogeway where most of the residents suffer from dementia or Alzheimer’s. It has cameras monitoring residents every hour of every day, caretakers posing in street clothes, and only one door in and out of town, all designed to keep the community safe.
w91o TIL that up until the early 1900’s, it was completely normal for children of both sexes in America to wear dresses until the age of 6 or 7. Gendered clothing didn’t arrive until just before WWI, when pink was recommended for boys and the more ‘delicate and dainty blue’ was recommended for girls.
R5859 TIL ye dats wat al da homies talk bout mane neva losin dat drip git ma sel dat gud mind ya vibin ay yo ma G don play mane gotta live dat OG life tellin ya ma boi dis gucci mane wit al dem bruddaz in da hood talk dat flo dog hol tigh fo dat high yall wish fo jus gettin deez nutz
WkV8A TIL Raccoons are an invasive species in Central Europe and Japan