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TIL In England when Shakespeare was writing, the word 'Nothing' was slang for female genitalia, meaning 'Much Ado About Nothing' is a dirty double entendre.

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Gpdj TIL that in 1916 an amendment was proposed to the Constitution that all acts of war would be put to a national vote. Anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the US Army.
OGLaL TIL in 2005, Jordanian couple Bakr and Sanaa Melhem unknowingly dated each other on the Internet. Both divorced when they learned each other's true identity
KOjaQ TIL: There is an unit of measurement known as 'smoot' (5 feet 7 inches or 1.708meters)
oRkNL TIL writer James Clavell was captured on Java in 1942 and sent to a Japanese POW camp, where he was feed a quarter of a pound (110 g) of rice per day, one egg per week and occasional vegetables.
4k685 TIL there are more Irish people in the USA than in Ireland.