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TIL the website UrbanDictionary.com has been used in court cases to define slang words that are not found in dictionaries.

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r06d TIL Gen.George S.Patton received orders to bypass the German city of Trier as it was estimated that 4 divisions would be needed for a successful assault ,but had already taken Trier by the time the message arrived. He responded, ’ Have taken Trier with 2 divisions, do you want me to give it back?’
kJ8ed TIL intranasal capsaicin has been shown to be an effective remedy for migraines. Side effects include temporary burning and tear production.
KOAdw TIL that Insane Clown Posse were once on a Disney owned record label. On the scheduled day of release for their record "The Great Milenko" however, Disney recalled all 100,000 shipped units upon discovering the graphic nature of the album's lyrical content.
KeMa TIL that France is divided into holiday zones. Each zone’s schools have vacations at the same time, to prevent the overcrowding that would occur at resorts if every school in the country were to close at once.
loKP5 TIL that, one of the few references that Leonardo Da Vinci made to sexuality in his notebooks states: "The act of procreation and anything that has any relation to it is so disgusting that human beings would soon die out if there were no pretty faces and sensuous dispositions."