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TIL that the last letter added to the alphabet was J

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vPYm8 TIL that the first use of the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" in American literature was in the 1823 book "Seventy-Six" by John Neal about the American Revolutionary War. Seventy-Six was criticized at the time for its use of profanity and was noted for its use of colloquialisms.
pvAe TIL that in 1976 a skirmish broke out between North and South Korea over the trimming of a poplar tree
yVQEv TIL that burning fat through food deprivation or just general metabolism causes THC to go back into blood stream for smokers of marijuana.
WkyA4 TIL That Men Who Receive Blood From Women That Have Been Pregnant Are More Likely To Have A Shorter Life Span
PgnE TIL that literally has become an example of an autoantonym – a word with two opposite meanings