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TIL the term “Political Correctness” had its origins in communist and socialist thought and referred to the Communist party line, which provided “correct” positions on many political matters.

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kJZbg TIL in 2021, Lady Gaga's dogs were stolen in a violent robbery. Jennifer McBride got the dogs from the thieves and returned them, hoping for Gaga's $500,000 reward. A judge ruled she can't claim it, as handling stolen property is a crime. McBride's role in the crime barred her from profiting.
16Kw8 TIL that France is the country with the most roundabouts in the world with 42,986 roundabouts throughout the country
x6oKb TIL Paul Stanley (lead singer for the rock group KISS) cannot hear out of his right ear. His ear was misshapen from a birth defect called microtia. In 1982 he had reconstructive surgery and his new ear was formed from cartilage from one of his ribs, with skin grafts put over it.
Y7W9A TIL that Measles infection causes "immune amnesia" which causes your immune system to forget how to fight pathogens that you had previously obtained immunity to.
b6r84 TIL that Snoop Dogg is paid $500k a day plus expenses as a special correspondent for NBC until the end of the Olympics. Snoop Dogg will allegedly cash in a whopping total of $8m for the entire 16-day span of the Paris 2024 Olympics.