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TIL That Bill O’Reilly used to beat his wife.

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04Ey TIL Every language in the world creates different onomatopoeia for the same animal sound. For example, in English a rooster says “Cock-a-doodle-doo” while in German it’s “Kickeriki” and the way that the word is written and pronounced changes the speaker’s perceptions of the original sound.
PYJwe TIL of the graffiti symbol "Kilroy Was Here" that was left all throughout World War II as a way of keeping soldiers spirits up
YP4x TIL that American courts have begun citing Urban Dictionary to clarify slang terms whose meanings are important to the outcome of court cases, such as to “jack” meaning to steal
NMbe TIL Russell Brand takes out homeless people for meals, just talks to them and tries to help them out.
yQ5w TIL In the early 70’s a treatment model for schizophrenia that used no drugs or psychiatrists rehabilitated the majority of the patients that attended it.