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TIL - The earliest known written use of the term “motherfucker” was from a Texas court case in 1889. Witnesses described a defendant being called a “God damned mother-f—cking, bastardly son-of-a-bitch.” Mother-fucking was the only expletive to get censored in the court transcript.

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R5w99 TIL in 2021, an advisory was issued in Rawalpindi, Pakistan for motorcyclists to install a flexible safety antenna that would connect to the mudguard or handlebar of the motorcycle, arch over the rider, and connect to the rear, in order to prevent death or injury from glass-laced kite strings.
O50a TIL ancient Egyptians used tamed and trained cheetahs for hunting; this tradition was passed on and kept alive until the 20th century by e.g. Indian royalty
XE6VQ TIL that a synthetic version of horseshoe crab blood has existed for 15 years and that the practice of bleeding horseshoe crabs alive by the pharmaceutical industry is outdated and unnecessary. Some companies are beginning to commit to the humane synthetic alternative.
GWp7 TIL Mars, inc denied the use of M&M’s to be used in Steven Spielberg’s ET, describing the character as a “creature whose appearance falls somewhere between stray dog with mange and syphilitic genitals”
4AZR TIL that nurses and doctors wear green or blue scrubs to help relieve eye strain from constantly looking at red (patient’s insides), which is also opposite on the color wheel. They’re easier to wash and keep longer.