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TIL mosquitoes are most attracted to type O blood
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TIL That if you smell a natural gas leak, that you should not turn off a light switch as it creates a spark
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TIL that during a hiatus from filming "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood" Fred Rogers created a TV series for adults that sought to highlight the difference that individuals can make in the lives of others.
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TIL nunchucks are illegal in the US because the court ruled that they are "designed primarily as a weapon and has no purpose other than to maim or kill", and are "widely used by muggers and street gangs".
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TIL Ed O'Neill used to make birthday phone calls to fans of ‘Married With Children’ in character, and in true Al Bundy nature, he only called them collect.
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TIL the Latin expression 'et cetera' is a word-for-word translation of the earlier Greek phrase 'kai ta hetera' (and the other things). Such a borrowing is called a calque (tracing, close imitation), which is itself a loanword from French.