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TIL that "hello" is a relatively new word. The first time we have it in writing is 1826

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gMbvy TIL Amsterdam would rather people pee on a crowded street corner than in a hidden spot. Why wouldn’t they put them somewhere else?
DQ0kp TIL Jacques-Louis David, the famous artist who painted Napoleon multiple times, including his crossing of the Alps and his coronation, signed the death warrant for the first husband of Napoleon’s wife
bwvN TIL That in 2003, pizza man Brian Douglas was kidnapped, forced to wear a neck bomb and rob a bank. He died in the parking lot after the bomb went off because police told him not to move.
e0Krg TIL that honeybees let out a ‘whoop’ when they bump into each other. This vibrational pulse, long thought to be a signal to other bees to stop what they are doing, might actually be an expression of surprise
ZZyo TIL public nudity in oregon is legal as long as you’re not aroused.