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TIL that in the most widely circulated botany book of the 17th century Barnacle Geese were considered to be a vegetable

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XPbr TIL 22% of college students report being cyber-bullied, while 42% report witnessing someone being bullied. Of those incidents, 15% say a professor was the bully.
E1d6d TIL the X in Xmas literally means "Christ." In Greek, the word Christos (Christ) begins with the letter "X," or chi. Early in the early fourth century, Constantine the Great popularized the shorthand for Christ. Most scholars agree the first appearance of Xmas dates to an Anglo-Saxon scribe in 1021.
8e9mK TIL That a US postal worker out on disability for her shoulder was charged with fraud after being seen on The Price is Right spinning the big wheel, twice.
KOYGR TIL when a group of people laugh, people will instinctively look at the person they feel closest to in that group.
N4bQ TIL The 1983 Honda CR-X achieved 50MPG, 2 times the average car MPG last year.