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TIL the word “melon” has been used euphemistically to refer to women’s breasts since ancient Greece

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rNJKM TIL of mondegreens, a mishearing of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. The national anthem of the U.S. is highly susceptible to the creation of mondegreens, as "O say can you see" has been misinterpreted as "José, can you see", and "by the dawn's early light" as "by the donzerly light"
yQY7e TIL Norwegians eat less sugar today than they did in 1975
RZW1 TIL microscopic algae, not trees, produce the majority of the oxygen we breathe.
69v08 TIL the Apollo 12, 16, and 17 American flags planted on the moon are the only flags left that are only visible from earth using the Lunar Reconnaissance Oribiter.
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