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TIL in Russian culture "British Scientists," is a running joke and Internet meme used as an ironic reference to absurd news reports about scientific discoveries, particularly ones that have no practical value. For example, "British scientists debunked the myth that mice love cheese."

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8aXyb TIL: The Oakland County Child Killer, an uncaught serial killer who killed 4 children in Michigan. After he abducted his final victim, the victim’s mother published a letter, begging her son to return for his favourite meal; KFC. His body was found soon after. His last meal had been fried chicken.
OkOY TIL President James Garfield was the first ambidextrous president and could write Latin with one hand while simultaneously writing Greek with the other
695ow TIL that Legionnaire's Disease is named after the American Legion
xmAo TIL Kanye West once ordered a curry to be delivered from London, UK to NYC, at a price of $3900
yJB8 TIL that there is a second “Mona Lisa” painting held in a secret vault in Switzerland also thought to have been painted by Leonardo DaVinci that shows a much younger version of the female subject