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TIL the IQ classification scale in 1928 included the phrases ‘Moron’ (50-74), ‘Imbeciles’ (25-49) and ‘Idiots’ (0-24). So calling someone an idiot is actually pretty insulting.

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VObD TIL a plague wiped out millions of Native Americans just before the pilgrims came, leaving the new settlers cleared land and fields already planted with corn
8a9JL TIL James Gunn’s live action Scooby Doo (2002) was originally a Rated R adult film full of edgy humor, drugs and sex jokes until Warner Brothers made him edit it down to a clean cut PG children’s film.
v1WY7 TIL Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, endured many tragedies. Her mother died after giving birth to her, she was in constant debt, her 1st, 2nd, and 3rd children all died, while her husband drowned on his sailing boat. She herself passed away at 53.
MgLK TIL of a recent study that suggests tooth enamel and dentin can be restored while conventional dentistry has believed this to not be possible.
xD6b TIL the price of a Model T went from $829 in 1909 to $260 in 1925. Henry Ford continually reduced its price as production efficiency increased.