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TIL from my dentist that students practice local anesthetic on each other

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RPpQ TIL Thomas Jefferson is credited by the OED as the first person in history to use the word “Shag”, to mean “to have sex with”
ANmPn TIL that loaded fries evolved from cheese fries and became popular as bar food in the U.S., often topped with bacon, sour cream, jalapeños, pulled pork, and other ingredients—transforming fries into complete meals.
W7k5d TIL being in possession of an Eagle feather in the US is punishable by a $250k fine, unless you are part of a federally recognized Native American tribe, with authority to collect them.
Wk4vB TIL that in 1995 NASA updated an original study by Peter N Witt on the effects of various drugs on spiders and found similar results.
NXA01 TIL Canada Geese used to be on the brink of extinction in the wild.