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TIL that in the 1930s, a man named Martin Couney saved the lives of thousands of premature babies by hosting them at a carnival

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Pg0w TIL that the opposite of a euphemism (a more pleasant term for an unpleasant thing) is called a dysphemism. For example, “took a dirt nap” instead of “died.”
R7DJ6 TIL that only two employees are privy to the complete Coca-Cola formula at any given time and they are not permitted to travel together. When one dies, the other must choose a successor within the company.
91ZQ TIL When a Canadian nuclear reactor melted down in the 1950s, Jimmy Carter was one of the Americans sent to help. His crew built an exact replica of the reactor on a Tennis court to practice disassembling it, and had to enter and take apart the reactor one piece at a time, 90 seconds at a time.
OoBLY TIL Yea and Nay don't mean exactly the same as Yes and No. They were for questions posed in the positive whereas yes and no were for questions in the negative. So answering "yes" to "don't you like it?" always meant you did like it. This removes ambiguity.
OGl86 TIL of the Prince Philip Movement. A religious movement followed by the Kastom people in Vanuatu, Oceania. It is a cargo cult that believes in the divinity of the late Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh.