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TIL that the word goodbye comes from an abbreviation of ‘God be with ye’ (godbwye)

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LA19 TIL Albert Einstein had a silk bathrobe that he’d “accidentally” let open in front of certain women – He’d make a move based on their reaction.
DQYeg TIL no animated film has ever been three or more hours long
e0vn5 TIL former stage magician and skeptic of pseudoscience James Randi offered $1,000,000 to anyone who could prove their paranormal abilities under agreed-upon testing criteria. Over 1,000 people tried, and 0 were successful. It was discontinued in 2015.
P1EGe TIL that 10,000 people were involved in the construction of the World Trade Center (c.1965-66 1972) and that 60 people were killed in construction accidents while it was being built. During their lifetimes the towers were host to the birth of 17 babies and 19 murders.
X0MJX TIL in 2009 The World Cancer Research Fund warned parents against feeding their children too many ham sandwiches due to the risk of bowel cancer from the processed meat