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TIL the Tourette Association of America initially feared South Park’s release of their Tourettes episode, but ended up being surprised at how accurate and well-researched the show was on the condition. The only thing they critiqued was the frequent use of “coprolalia” or rampant swearing.

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LQ6AP TIL on rare occasions, legal cases will be against objects rather than persons, such as in the case of "United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls !
kQ6d TIL In the Iranian remake of Modern Family, Haft Sang, the same-sex relationship between Cam and Mitchell was replaced by a hetero relationship. Haley Dunphy’s character is replaced by a teenage boy. Her boyfriend is replaced by a close male friend because boy-girl relationships cannot be depicted.
GRwN TIL King John of Bohemia was blind, and fought and eventually died in battle where he apparently just flailed his sword around like a mad man. He was reported to have said. “Let it never be the case that a Bohemian king runs [from a fight]!”
Lkkw0 TIL of the Woylie, a small member of the Macropod family (Kangaroos, Wallabies etc). It's an adorable little creature that is sadly highly endangered right now though breeding efforts are underway worldwide.
OvAL TIL while most countries place the currency symbol either before or after the amount, the Cape Verdean escudo places its symbol in the decimal position (i.e 20$00)