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TIL Samuel L Jackson first used the word ‘Motherfucker’ because it helped overcome a lifelong stuttering problem.

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Z6mR TIL that the Japanese imperial succession law barring women from the throne is only about 140 years old, and not ancient tradition. The rule was changed when Japan was modernizing to match Prussia’s succession rules, as Japan looked up to the rising European superpower.
kOBVW TIL George H.W. Bush came very close to being eaten by cannibals in WW2
w68M TIL of the Copsey Brothers who were the first men to build a jail in Lower Lake, Ca, the first to occupy it, after celebrating its completion too enthusiastically, and the first to escape, after realizing they had forgotten to nail down the roof.
n6AP TIL When 71 potential witnesses to a murder in a Belfast bar all claimed to be in the toilet during the attack, the 4 x 3 foot toilet became known as the TARDIS.
j6LBj TIL someone invented a 26-pound "Party Gummy Bear" in 2011. The 32,000-calorie gummy bear is 17 inches long and has a one-year shelf life