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TIL in 2005 Stephen Colbert coined the term “truthiness” with its current meaning: the quality of seeming true but not necessarily being true.

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VNjQ TIL the assassin of President Garfield, Charles Guiteau, shot the President with a gun that had ivory grips because he wanted it to look good as a museum exhibit after the assassination.
BgEEe TIL Edison was not the one who promised Tesla a reward of fifty thousand dollars, who was referred to as "the manager". Basically, it's more of a joke than a promise.
9wWk7 TIL that in the wizard of Oz (1939) the tin man's makeup was made with aluminium Powder, that led the actor to several health problems. The movie is also the most viewed in movie history.
4kBVN TIL Opossums and possums are different animals. Opossums live in North and South America, while possums live in Australia and other countries.
v1JWx TIL that companies such as Wholefoods, Starbucks, Microsoft, IBM make use of prison labour