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TIL pants are always plural because it’s a “plural tantum” which is Latin for “plural only,”

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yVKQw TIL Jean-Pierre Blanchard had to complete the first English Channel crossing by air without his pants as he tossed them out to mid-journey to lower the weight.
NX7ZQ TIL the suicide rate in England rose by 17% in the four weeks after the death of the Princess of Wales. This number was even higher amongst women (34%) and young women (45%)
d8pGQ TIL the average daily caloric intake in North Korea is 2,103.
xVNjo TIL that soldiers during the Vietnan War reported seeing bigfoot like creatures, which they named "Rock Apes".
ngnr TIL that Hitler’s doctor injected him with a solution of water and methamphetamine saying that was which he called “vitamultin”. He kept a diary of the drugs he administered to Hitler, usually by injection (up to 20 times per day). The list include drugs such as heroin as well as poisons