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TIL that the German word for birth control pills is antibabypille.

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rNQx4 TIL that, when Tennessee seceded from the United States in 1861, many in eastern Tennessee were not on board and attempted to break from the state and form a pro-Union state. The movement gained so much traction that the Tennessee state government sent troops to occupy the Eastern portion.
R7xv9 TIL the tongue and hyoid bone of this pileated woodpecker wrap around its skull to help cushion the brain while it's pecking for food. The bird's inner-skull contains compressible sponge-like bone, mostly concentrated in the forehead and the back of the skull, which functions as a shock absorber.
R75xQ TIL The film The Terminal (2004) starring Tom Hanks and directed by Steven Spielberg was some what inspired by the 18 year stay of Mehran Karimi Nasseri in Terminal 1 of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, from 1988 to 2006.
D11QD TIL that in 2011, a spicy curry eating contest in Edinburgh ended with two people having to be transported to the hospital
8ZOZ TIL that The Beatles song Why Don’t We Do It in the Road was inspired by two monkeys having sex in the middle of a street in India.