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TIL, the famous exchange from "Aliens" about "Have you ever been mistaken for a man?" was originally from the Algonquin Round Table

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gYpy TIL Sic is an adverb used to indicate that quoted matter is transcribed exactly, including any errors. Use of sic greatly increased in the mid-twentieth century, with a major factor being the use of sic as a form of ridicule.
WkNN8 TIL that game show winnings in the U.S., including non-cash prizes, are highly taxed. Taxes can surpass 50% depending on which state the winner lives in.
b9MA0 TIL that in some sign languages, signers use their mouth to create visual syllables in combination with their hands to create signs.(Mouthing)
N9pE TIL in 2000 Blockbuster CEO John Antioco turned down the chance to purchase Netflix because he thought it was a “very small niche business”
xeyD TIL in 1987 a lone Chilean Flamingo named Pink Floyd escaped from a zoo in Salt Lake City and lived alone in the wild in Utah on the Great Salt Lake, surviving off brine shrimp. He was last seen in 2005, but others have claimed they’ve spotted him since.