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TIL that the words "sniping" and "sniper" originated from a hard-to-catch bird called a snipe

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87RZ TIL there is a group of people in northern California and southern Oregon who wish to secede from their states and create a 51st state, to be called Jefferson.
Ooy16 TIL a study of Holocaust survivors found that they passed their trauma on to their children. Their children were found to have an increased likelihood of stress disorders when compared to Jewish families who were living outside of Europe during WWII.
767r TIL Dermot Morgan, the star of Father Ted, died the day after filming the last episode of the show.
W71Xo TIL of Rupert Trimmingham, a Black US soldier serving in WW2 who in 1944 wrote a letter to an Army-run magazine about being refused service in a Louisiana restaurant while German PoWs were served inside, sparking support from other soldiers and contributing to the 1948 integration of the US military
78ReX TIL Composer Bart Howard's song "Fly Me to the Moon" made him so wealthy that he was able to ride on it for the rest of his life. Howard curtailed his songwriting efforts and entered semi-retirement, with the occasional concert and cabaret stint