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TIL that 'Meh!', the interjection used to express indifference or boredom, only became a commonly used expression after it was used in a 1994 episode of The Simpsons.

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9wp9G TIL of the Sama-Bajau, an ethnic group of Maritime Southeast Asia, that live a seaborne lifestyle, many of whom still live in houseboats that roam the Coral Triangle (the waters around the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea)
VQX4 TIL that Hitler had a digestive disorder that made him chronically fart.
Q7BM TIL that Los Angeles imposed a fast food ban in one of its poorest, least-healthy neighborhoods. In five years, the percentage of overweight and obese people in that area jumped from 63 percent to 75 percent.
epADk TIL that gaming PC's alone collectively consume about 75 Billion kWh of electricity each year, resulting in an additional $10 Billion in energy costs
84DP TIL John Ashcroft, former US Attorney General, lost a Senate Race, as the incumbent, to man who died weeks before the election