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TIL the “D” in D-Day stands for nothing. In military terms D-Day is used for date and H-Hour is used for time the attack or combat operations are to be initiated.

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j4QM TIL the Beatles asked Stanley Kubrick to direct Lord of the Rings starring George as Gandalf, Paul as Frodo, Ringo as Sam, and John as Gollum but J.R.R. Tolkien wouldn’t let them do it.
rNNWe TIL Women were banned from wearing pants in Paris for 213 years from 1800-2013, the order was put in place to prevent them from doing certain jobs.
KYVmE TIL, about the Anatomy Riot of 1788, when New York’s poor revolted against the city’s grave-robbing medical establishment.
rNA94 TIL that average colour of the universe is called 'cosmic latte'. It was found in 2002 by surveying over 200k galaxies by astronomers and they created a polls on NPR and BBC to come up with a name for the colour. Some of the unchosen names were: Big Bang Beige, Skyvory, and Primordial Clam Chowder.
YpaRG TIL of a genetic condition which gives people increased muscle strength and twice the usual amount of muscle mass. There are no known related health issues. Affected are intellectually normal.(Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy)