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TIL that the age old grammatical ‘rule’ that sentences can not end in prepositions is actually a myth. It began with 17th century writers trying to make English more like Latin, which uses that as a strict rule.

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vP69x TIL: There was a study on how your major affects your marriage rate. The most likely majors to be married by age 30 are Education, Plant Science, and Microbiology majors (70-80%). The least likely majors are Geography, Theater Arts, Music, Philosophy, and International Relations majors (32-46%).
ADm94 TIL of the Anti-Bolshevik League incident. Eventual CCP leader Mao Zedong had 120 political opponents arrested, 17 were murdered. It resulted in another communist army unit revolting, believing Mao was trying to kidnap fellow leaders Zhu De, Peng Dehuai and surrender to the nationalist KMT
WkgwB TIL that Nicolas Cage has a Pyramid Tomb waiting for him in New Orleans when he dies.
E1M7w TIL The Queen has been the face of so many currencies and has reigned for so long that it is possible to observe her aging process on Commonwealth banknotes.
x6B7g TIL dogs have unique ‘nose prints,’ just like human thumbprints. Each is unique to the dog, not even the breed.