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Z8nWD TIL doctors' illegible handwriting kills more than 7,000 people a year.
oBygK TIL that the most requested song at British funerals is Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life". The comedy song beat out more traditional choices like "The Lord is My Shepherd" and "Abide With Me," as well as Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now".
DYke TIL that tofu is just “cheese” made from soy milk (whereas regular cheese is made from animal milk)
pYZR8 TIL Jack Ketch, Charles I's executioner, became so notorious for botched executions that his name became a synonym for death and he once wrote an apology letter for beheading someone so poorly.
M7AvW TIL Star-Planetary Systems are named after the name of their Star, our star's name is Sol. That's why our system is called the Solar System. Our nearest neighbouring star is Proxima Centauri and its system is called the Proxima Centauri System. "Solar System" is not a generic/categorical name.