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TIL of the given name "Increase." It is the English language literal translation of the name Joseph. Since the 19th century, the name has decreased in popularity and is now rare, if not extinct.

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16rd7 TIL that Huey and Riley from Boondocks were voiced by the same woman, Regina King.
VBKD4 TIL the US Secret Service was founded on April 14 1865 and signed in to law by Abraham Lincoln only hours before he was assassinated.
xVp00 TIL that "pink slime" is a meat by-product produced by heating and centrifuging beef trimmings. It is approved for limited human consumption in the United States but is banned for human consumption in the European Union.
7Lkp TIL that for the first time in 1,000 years, a pagan temple dedicated to both Thor and Odin, will be built in Iceland.
EgYMP TIL that residents of Missouri are the most likely to die early in the United States, with 13,781 life years lost before age 75 per 100,000 people.