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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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xng7 TIL A Turkish physician was jailed for sharing a meme comparing the Turkish President to Gollum
GYEvJ TIL that even though Jane Goodall has studied chimpanzees for over 60 years, her favorite animals are dogs
Q15a TIL that scientists used to present their research to royal patrons instead of publishing journal articles, and receive gifts in return; the astronomer Tycho Brahe received exotic animals, an island and chemical secrets as well as cash
W7Ldd TIL that support beams were installed backwards on the 2nd reactor at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant because the single set of blueprints for the two reactors was not physically flipped when installing the beams in the 2nd reactor.
PYW4O TIL the song 'So Here It Is Merry Christmas' can be sung in it's entirety with the lyrics 'Are You Hanging Up Your Stocking On The Wall?'.