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TIL that a pie "à la mode" is a pie served with ice cream.
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TIL of Ernst Haeckel a German scientist who in 1914 was the first person to call The First World War, The First World War.
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TIL A 1992 issue of The New York Times reported on a list of grunge slang words. It was later revealed that these were made up on the spot by a 25 year-old receptionist for Sub Pop records while talking to the reporter.
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TIL The concept of the “Rap battle” has existed since the 5th century, where poets would engage in “Flyting”, a spoken word event where poets would insult one another in verse
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TIL scientists are researching a chemical/drug that dramatically reduces alcohol/BAC levels in the blood, which has the potential to be used to sober people up in a very short time.
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TIL a 124,500 square foot abandoned Walmart in McAllen, Texas, has been turned into the largest single-floor public library in the United States