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TIL “If I Ran the Zoo” by Dr. Seuss, published in 1950, is the first recorded instance of the word “nerd.”

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GA7DQ TIL that the Honeydew was introduced to China by American Vice President Henry A. Wallace, who donated melon seeds to the locals while visiting in the 1940s. As a result of Wallace's introduction of the crop, in China the melon is sometimes called "the Wallace".
woAo1 TIL Romeo and Juliet takes place over the span of about 4-5 days.
1aEOD TIL that in in Zimbabwe, inflation had risen so high in 2008 that ATMs for one major bank gave a "data overflow error" and stopped customers' attempt to withdraw money because it had too many zeroes
yQYK8 TIL the game Candyland was invented by a woman during the polio pandemic. The woman, Eleanor Abbott, was recovering in hospital she created the game to entertain the children in her hospital wing as they were left by family members for long periods of time to recover.
8a9Ka TIL - The marine whose story inspired A Few Good Men was murdered execution style and his killer was never caught.