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TIL the Oxford English Dictionary cites The Beastie Boys as being responsible for coining the term “mullet” in 1994 to refer to the popular 1980s hairstyle.

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GADA4 TIL There are ~1.9 billion Muslims in the world, and only ~16 Million Jews.
Bg1mb TIL that Lea Thompson (of "Back to the Future" fame) has directed a bunch of television episodes, the latest of which is her second effort for "Star Trek: Picard"
pYa4e TIL that Brighton, one of the sunniest places in the UK, still has considerably fewer sunshine hours (~1,840) than 'Rain City' Seattle in the US (~2170)
KOyoa TIL that in 1921 private police in the US dropped bombs and mustard gas on a coal miners' camp when they went on strike for better working conditions
DmNe TIL of María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar, the mayor of Tiquicheo Mexico, survived three assassination attempts and despite her wounds refused to resign. In 2011 her term as mayor ended and her police protection was withdrawn. In November 2012 she was abducted, stabbed and brutally beaten to death.