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TIL the Normandy beach names of Utah & Omaha were selected at random, when a general asked two NCOs where they were from. The British & Canadian names were abbreviations for certain fish: goldfish, swordfish & jellyfish. Jelly was changed to Juno in honour of the wife of one of the officers

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XLMr TIL Billie Piper, in her split from DJ Chris Evans, was entitled to 30 million GBP ($50 million US) but refused to take it stating, “I think that’s disgusting.” In reference to the idea she should take the money.
1Y6D TIL of the myth of superabundance, which is the belief that no matter how many natural resources humanity uses, the planet will continuously replenish the supply
rPKx TIL If a male lion is neutered it’s mane will fall out.
0w001 TIL Most people have a tendency to underestimate the severity of potential punishments, which can make it difficult to effectively deter crimes
ElgX TIL a 2006 trial of an autoimmune drug that was found to be safe in mice, caused human volunteers fingers and toes to die within minutes of taking it and left them with multiple organ failures.