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TIL of the word "inkhorn", a 16th century derogrity term for scholars who excessively and awkwardly borrowed words from Latin. They introduced short-lived words like ("devulgate, obtestate, deruncinate, subsecive") but also gave us everday words like ("Celebrate, expectation, ingenious, mundane").

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Z8LlG TIL that JRR Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
4kMJ6 TIL of Alberto Fujimori: a Japanese man that was president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. When elected, he proceeded to implement neoliberal reforms, carry out a self-coup, and dissolve congress to give himself extraordinary powers.
0mwj TIL that it’s illegal to have sex in Florida in any position other than “Missionary.” Also, it’s illegal to kiss a woman’s breast during missionary position sex.
gMmED TIL that the word "bangarang", made famous by the film Hook, is Jamaican slang for, "riot, disturbance, or mischief."
b66pE TIL In 2009, two Northwest pilots had their licenses revoked (for at least one year) after they overflew the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport by 150 miles and had to turn around. Pilots said that they were using their laptops in the cockpit and lost track of time and place.