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TIL Dr Seuss was the first person to coin the word ‘Nerd’ in his 1950 book If I Ran the Zoo.

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MeGn8 TIL About Kim Yong-ju. the younger brother of Kim Il-sung (north korea founder) is still alive and is 99 years old
b9NoQ TIL that a small puncture in a hydraulic line can produce a needle like stream that shoots oil into the blood if interfered, and that these cases often get misdiagnosed
GAVnJ TIL tumbleweeds are a public health menace, damaging houses, causing car accidents, and stoking wildfires
15GD TIL The Vibrator was the 5th domestic appliance to be electrified, after the sewing machine, fan, kettle, and toaster.
56Bk TIL During WWII German General Hans Speidel ignored Hitler’s order to bombard Paris before being arrested for a plot to assassinate Hitler. 12 years later he was appointed the Supreme Commander of NATO and given headquarters at the Palace of Fontainebleau in Paris.