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TIL that the word “Scalp” is actually an acronym for the layers that form the scalp.

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nePo TIL that genetic research shows that most Palestinians are descendants of Jews who were forced to convert to Islam over the centuries.
GYdmE TIL the My Lai Massacre committed by US soldiers was covered up until another soldier who had heard reports of the massacre began a campaign to bring the events to light. He didn't receive a response after writing to the government and finally gave an interview to the journalist to break the story.
4Xeb TIL In-N-Out Burger is owned by a girl who took over when she was only 23 years old.
XEbKr TIL Nicolas Cage’s earliest childhood memory is from when he was three years old and lying on a bed with Italian nuns, who made him drink Sambuca and fed him a stew made of fox meat.
61km TIL Abraham Lincoln is in the wrestling hall of fame losing only one out of about 300 matches and once challenged an entire crowd of onlookers after dispatching an opponent: “I’m the big buck of this lick. If any of you want to try it, come on and whet your horns.”