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TIL learned that early English puritans named their children some brilliantly insane names, with top hits including If-Christ-Had-Not-Died-for-Thee-Thou-Hads’t-Been-Damned Barebone, No-Merit Vinall, Sorry Scott and many more.

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8aeLa TIL there is an aviation navigational fix named "INBRD". It is located over the rural town of Milton, FL.
jbWj TIL that Nietzsche did not drink alcohol, writing that it suppresses the will to change our lives for the better
nNjY TIL that tumors of the ovaries can cause teeth and hair to grow within it.
nW4PY TIL in the Battle of Kinshasa (2nd Congo War), Zimbabwean aircraft launched from the airport's northern part of the runway to bomb the Rwandan positions at the same airport's southern part of the runway. Average turnaround time was less than 5 minutes.
XE9KR TIL that no carnivore can grind their teeth, while omnivores and herbivores can. This is because they don’t need to ruminate their food like others do, eg cows to grass.