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TIL the term stan originates from a 2000 song by eminem about an obsessed fan

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LVnV TIL Dave Navarro’s mother was murdered by her boyfriend, John Riccardi, who was arrested thanks to a viewer tip after Navarro appeared on America’s Most Wanted.
9YYm6 And if we combined the two, what extraordinary intelligence would they be capable of?
M7xgb TIL the derogatory meaning of 'snake oil salesman' originated to describe people who sold counterfeit snake oil when actual snake oil was widely accepted to be a legitimate medicine.
jNjxN TIL even though Elisabeth II has been Queen for over 66 years she still has only the 39th longest confirmed reign in history (currently the only one in the top 100) and when she reaches 108 in 16 years she'll claim the top spot for herself
pYmg4 TIL: Only 58% of British homes had a refrigerator by 1970. NONE of which had a built in freezer