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TIL that the opposite of the word “Anonymous” is actually “Onymous”

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ZPrB TIL a Scottish University discovered a drug which combats leukaemia… in the nation’s favourite drink - Irn Bru.
Wk4XX TIL despite what Cartoons tell us, Bananas are like candy to Monkeys and should only be fed as an occasional treat only to them; having too much can result in diabetes
4v8a TIL that the Eiffel Tower is not painted one uniform color. The darker top gradually turns to the lighter bottom so that it is perceived to be the same color.
VkdG TIL days after his election, a boy wrote to Pope John XXIII “I want to be a policeman or a pope. What do you think?” John replied, “Learn how to be a policeman… Anybody can be a pope; the proof of this is that I have become one.”
JkkV TIL Kodak developed a type of infrared film called ‘Aerochrome’ which could detect camouflage from the air by making real foliage appear red when photographed