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TIL 350 languages are spoken within the United States

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06Xv TIL the legendary story of Lady Godiva riding naked on a horse was where the phrase “Peeping Tom” originated from.
Egel7 TIL in 1950 U.S. Senator Edwin C. Johnson’s favorite actress was Ingrid Bergman. However, when it became public knowledge that she had an affair, he introduced legislation banning all Hollywood movies starring amoral actors and actresses. Humiliated, Bergman left the country.
LkZaZ TIL the unfortunately named "Ayds" dieter's chocolate considered a name change when the AIDS crisis hit. Executives resisted with one saying "The product has been around for 45 years. Let the disease change its name." - The name was later changed to "Diet Ayds" before being pulled from the market.
a8PeZ TIL, Bobby Brown’s Don't Be Cruel was the best-selling album of 1989 in the United States, and finished number one on the Billboard Year-End album chart. Eventually the album sold 12 million copies worldwide in less than a decade.
R7Rkl TIL Florida has almost twice as many boating accidents as the next highest state(California) which has about twice as many as the third highest (New York)