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TIL: “Good-bye” is a contraction of “God be with ye”

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d8yVr TIL the rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) is a threatened species of lizard primarily found on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola shared by the Republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Its name derives from the bony plated pseudo-horn on its head which resembles the horn of a rhinoceros.
apJy TIL that Wrigley’s Gum was the first product to have a bar code
MeO5K TIL that the enzyme bromelain in pineapples literally digest the tissues in your mouth, hence the sore mouth feeling when you eat pineapples.
VB18p TIL Richard Nixon's VP Spiro Agnew borrowed $200k ($1.4m today) from Frank Sinatra to pay off tax debts.
woGPJ TIL that “shuttlecock calibrator” is a real job