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TIL that in September 1752 in Britain and the British Empire, 11 days were wiped off the calendar. The 3rd of September became the 14th, sparking street demonstrations with chants "give us our 11 days". This was due to switching to the Gregorian calendar with the leap year.

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6El87 TIL about the windshield phenomenon, the observation that since the early 2000s people often no longer have to clean a bunch of insects off the windshields of their cars after a long drive. It has been attributed to a global decline in insect populations because of human impact on their ecosystem.
QNxbp TIL Batman's creator, Bob Kane, initially envisioned Batman with a red suit and a domino mask. His friend Bill Finger contributed the iconic black suit, the name Bruce Wayne, Gotham, The Joker, etc. In 1965 Kane denied Finger's claims that he created Batman, stating that it's fraudulent and untrue.
aw5rJ TIL about the 'Days of Shame', when in 1934, 75 Montreal physicians went on strike to protest a Jewish doctor that was hired at a Catholic hospital. After 4 days, the Jewish doctor finally resigned because patients weren't getting care.
N76P6 TIL Bill Murray closed his deal on Meatballs the day before it started shooting and routinely ignored the script. His first day, he improvised his way through a scene where he’s introducing all the counselors-in-training – he showed up, read the pages and threw them away, saying, “I got this.”
45Mg TIL about the Irish Goodbye, where you leave a social gathering without saying a word. It won’t be rude because they won’t even notice that you left.