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TIL: Decimate is one of the most misused words today. It means to remove 1/10th, but is usually used in place of words like obliterate or annihilate.

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dP4d TIL that the crown princess of Japan had to “practice shopping at the supermarket” before she was married and lost her royal status.
dYkK TIL that Rick Allen, the drummer for Def Leppard, lost his arm after a car accident in 1984. He thought he could never play in the band again and became very depressed until a fellow drummer helped him design an electronic drum kit that could be played with one arm. He returned to the band in 1986.
RdoQ TIL that when traffic cameras were first set up in California, a man got a speeding ticket in the mail that included his photo as proof of guilt. Mad that he was fined by a camera, the man took a picture of money and mailed it off. Weeks later he was mailed another photo… this time of handcuffs.
xLX1 TIL a cat purrs at the same rate as an idling diesel engine - roughly 26 cycles per second.
JYGN1 TIL that metal blade of a Guillotine weighs about 88.2 lbs.