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TIL that the origin of the word “Conundrum” is unknown. Yet etymologists are satisfied with this because it suits the word.

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l9DN TIL between 2010-2012, DNA testing found that over half of fish labeled and sold as “Tuna” in the USA was NOT tuna. 87% of Red Snapper sold were also found to be completely mislabeled.
BJde TIL After hearing that Guinness Book of World Records planned to give him the world record for having filed the highest number of lawsuit, Jonathan Lee Riches (a federal prisoner) did what he does best – he sued them.
ANVOx TIL William Howard Taft served as chief justice of the United States a few years after serving as president. He’s the only person to have held both offices.
jN5rN TIL that Doug White, a single engine aircraft pilot with only 80 hours of flight time who was on a chartered flight with his wife and two daughters, successfully landed a twin engine King Air 200 after the pilot had a heart attack.
8D84 TIL that the Tijuana International Airport in Mexico lies along the U.S. border and even includes a terminal on the U.S. side, making it the only airport to have terminals in two countries.