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TIL the term "incel" was invented by a female college student in Canada as part of an online forum for an "inclusive community" for people of all genders who were sexually deprived due to social awkwardness, marginalization, or mental illness, before being co-opted by misogynists

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6EkmX TIL in Hinduism time is divided in 4 eras, the current era, Kali Yuga, is believed to be a age of sin and conflict in which it is predicted rulers will become unreasonable, the weather and enviroment will degrade, the rich will dominate the poor and many diseases will spread, it will end in 428,899
b900N TIL Mary Todd Lincoln, upon becoming First Lady, found the White House heavily dilapidated. She proceeded to redecorate the building, purchase multiple custom fine china sets, and accrue a bill that outraged the President.
nAg7 TIL Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, but also the first person (man or woman) ever to win the award twice and for achievements in two distinct scientific fields; Chemistry and Physics.
eYeL TIL That “Denim”(Jean) comes from Nimes, France. It was therefore originally called serge de Nimes or “fabric from Nimes”. The “serge” soon disappeared and left us with “de Nimes”.
ejGk TIL that whenever you move your eyes quickly from one point to another point, there is a disconnect between your eyes and brain, so your perception of time stretches backwards slightly. This is why, when you first look at a clock, it appears to take longer than a second to move