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TIL that ‘scumbag’ was originally a slang word for condom.
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Today I learned upside-down rainbows exist; they are named circumzenithal arcs and are considered halos. Arcs are caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, generally in cirrus or cirrosts clouds, rather than from raindrops like regular rainbows.
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TIL actor Daniel von Bargen, who was known for his roles as Mr. Kruger on Seinfeld, Commandant Edwin Spangler on Malcolm in the Middle, and Chief Grady in Super Troopers shot himself in the temple in 2012 in an apparent suicide attempt
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TIL that the feminist anthem Respect was written and originally recorded by Otis Redding about a man asking for respect when he brings home money.
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TIL the majority of the extras in the battlescenes in braveheart and saving private ryan were soldiers in the Irish reserves.
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TIL the first New York City subway opened in 1870 and had a fan propel a single railcar through a tunnel. It was eventually decommissioned (due to corruption) and the modern subway was introduced in 34 years later.