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TIL Matt Groening named his show The Simpsons because he thought it was funny to have the word simp (short for simpleton) in their name.

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GXj1 TIL when Social Anxiety Disorder was added to the DSM-III in 1980, it was barely diagnosed, considered a rare disorder, until the late 90s when the drug ‘Paxil’ was approved for treatment. Now, 5.3 million Americans are diagnosed with it and is the 3rd most prevalent psychiatric disorder.
P8VJ TIL that cat forelimbs are attached to the shoulder by free-floating clavicle bones, which allow them to pass their body through any space into which they can fit their heads.
7r0g7 TIL that although the Great Chicago Fire is arguably the most famous fire in U.S. history, a far deadlier fire occurred on the same day in neighboring Wisconsin and Michigan. The Peshtigo Fire was responsible for the deaths of an estimated 2,500 people, more than any other fire in American history.
ZpP0a TIL that in 1896 an outdated suspension bridge over the Niagara River was replaced by constructing an arch directly around and underneath it, without interrupting bridge traffic