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TIL of the "Mondegreen" phenomenon: A mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. It was coined in 1954 when the words "laid him on the green" were misinterpreted as "Lady Mondegreen".

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v1BA8 TIL - The bear on the California flag is the California grizzly bear, an animal that is now extinct.
69PjZ TIL in 1973 two players for the New York Yankees held a press conference to announce they were swapping families with each other (wives, children and their dogs)
9LRQ TIL Samurais had the right to kill anyone who offended them with one blow but only immediately after offense and had to have witness to prove offense happened.
b9xM0 TIL that in 2003, the mayor of Chicago illegally bulldozed the runway of a downtown airport in the middle of the night to create a park. This stranded 16 planes on the ground and required an inbound flight to be diverted. The FAA fined the city $33k - the maximum allowed at the time.
78Pdx TIL A 'munchy box' is a popular take away food item in Scotland typically consisting of kebab meat, fried chicken, pizza, chicken tikka, samosas, onion rings, chow mein noodles, pakora, naan bread, garlic bread, coleslaw, other fast foods and sauces such as curry sauce.