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TIL In Phoenix, 1976, the Mafia (allegedly) car bombed a reporter for the Arizona Republic newspaper

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MeLXB TIL that the trope of pirates saying "ARRR" was popularised by actor Robert Newton who played Long John Silver in the 1950 Disney film. In Treasure Island, Long John Silver is from the west country and so Newton took slang from the region and exaggerated it. "ooh arr" means "yes"
woJr7 TIL Japanese artist Hitomi Terasawa drew the inner workings of the Kowloon Walled City before it was razed in 1994
neRRB TIL that NASA engineers created a make-up kit for Sally Ride - the first American to go to space, thinking that she would require make-up during her time over there. The kit consisting of eyeliner, mascara, eye shadow and lip gloss, never made it to space!
nW8LP TIL the dismissive term "pish posh", meaning something between “Don’t be a silly goose” and “Gimme a break, dude”, has been around since the 16th century and has nothing to do with "posh", meaning fancy. Also, lexicography can be funny!
LPy0 TIL dark chocolate (70% cacao or more) and cheese actually protect your teeth.