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TIL the phrase shit happens was first observed in 1964

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VK8m TIL that the Archipelago Sea (Finland) contains the most amount of islands compared to other archipelagos with estimates of up to 50,000 masses of land from inhabited islands to above sea-level rocks.
XE4JE TIL of 'male menstruation' that was considered a normal part of growing up in twentieth century Egyptian culture but was actually due to an endemic parasitic bladder infection from schistosomes causing bloody urine.
WrmL TIL A group of writers purposely wrote a terrible novel full of nothing but sex scenes to prove how vulgar American literary culture had become. It became a bestseller.
yQy1X TIL that 1 in 4 U.S. auto accidents are caused by distracted driving (cellphone use), and that distracted driving is considered 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk.
4rWo TIL the organisers of the 2012 London Olympics contacted The Who’s manager to ask if Keith Moon would play at the opening ceremony. He died in 1978.