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Today I learned of the 1788 specialized dictionary "A Classical History of the Vulgar Tongue", by Francis Grose which includes 500 plus pages of virtually all the best lowbrow slang, dirty words and rude insults to be found in 18th century language.

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e0R1b TIL Tupac was a ballet dancer, and played the role of the Mouse King in The Nutcracker.
KYr1R TIL The liking gap—the idea that individuals you meet like you more than you realize. Researchers discovered that "people systematically underestimated how much their conversation partners liked them and enjoyed their company."
1aWpd TIL in 1938 when Neville Chamberlain returned from visiting Hitler promising "peace for our time", the crowd of 5,000 supporters at the airport were eclipsed by 15,000 protestors in the streets in London, but wasn't reported on due to Chamberlain's manipulation of the BBC.
4XpMR TIL journalist Sara Bongiorni and her family tried to live without Chinese made goods for a year and found it almost impossible
0M5A TIL James Franco took up a late-night job at McDonald’s a while back in order to support himself and take acting lessons. While working there, he practiced accents on customers and stopped being a vegetarian.