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TIL Bulldogs are named for Bull-Baiting, a 'sport' where a bull is chained to a stake and set upon by dogs

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R5g7Q TIL that while Harland Sanders was a real person, he wasn't a real Colonel. He received the honorary title of Kentucky Colonel when he was 44. He didn't found KFC until he was 61 and he lived to be 90.
dDWDB TIL that Embalming wasn't commonly used in US funerals until the US Civil War, when morticians followed after both armies selling their services for embalming and shipping, and several prominent Civil War figures were embalmed and displayed, including Abraham Lincoln.
7rdRb TIL that Comic Sans is one of the best fonts for people with dyslexia
m6vM TIL Elvis Presley once asked his limo driver, “Do you own this limo or do you work for the company?” He responded, “I work for the company.” Elvis said “Well, you own it now.” The limo driver’s tip was the limo.
e0jK5 TIL lithium metal must be stored under argon as it can burn in a pure nitrogen atmosphere (no oxygen present) to form lithium nitride. Other reactive metals like sodium and potassium, however, do not react with nitrogen.