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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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Y4a7 TIL that while FDR was the first President to win election more than twice, he was the fifth to try. Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, and Woodrow Wilson tried and were denied their party’s nomination
GLX1 TIL that male soldiers in the German military started growing breasts on their left sides due to repeated smacking of their rifles against their chests during precision drills. The focused strikes stimulated the production of hormones causing breast tissue to grow in over 70% of the soldiers.
5YP4R TIL: You can send a Valentine's Card to sick children at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital
epMB5 TIL the closest living relatives of the Muskox are sheep and goats
VBOek TIL that bleach does not stain clothes, bleach actually removes color itself from clothes. So be careful.