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TIL that, unlike Mr. (an abbreviation of "mister"), it is rare for Mrs. to be written in a non-abbreviated form, and the unabbreviated word lacks a standard spelling. Missis, missus, misses, and even mis'ess have been used.

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Z8gJY TIL on April 2nd, 2018, Yihong Peng, the older brother of popular LoL player, Doublelift, was arrested after he attacked their parents with a knife in front of the family home in California. His mother was pronounced dead at the scene and his father was heavily injured but later recovered.
9w7kB TIL Seiryu Miharashi Eki - The GHOST STATION with no entrances or exits built solely to remind people of the importance of nature and to admire the landscape.
4glg TIL Space Ghost Coast to Coast was the show that launched the late night television block we know today as Adult Swim on Cartoon Network.
W7dN9 TIL the astonishing story of the man with three legs, four feet, and two sets of genitals.
Bg8bL TIL in 2012, Adidas withdrew its plans to sell a sneaker which featured affixed rubber shackles after significant criticism that the shackles invoked the painful image of slavery. In a tweet, the designer of the shoe responded that the sneaker was inspired by a childhood toy called "My Pet Monster"