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TIL that Q-tips were originally called "Baby Gays"

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nex87 TIL Medieval copyists wrote the Latin word io (meaning "hurray") at the end of a sentence to indicate joy. Over time, the i moved above the o, and the o became smaller, forming the modern exclamation point.
nnr9 TIL - There is a garden in Alnwick England which is dedicated entirely to flora which are deadly and/or narcotic
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