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TIL Richard Dawkins coined the term "meme".

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nGKB TIL A 16 year old attempted to prank gang members stating “are you ready to dye” before pulling out a bottle of Clairol hair dye. Before the bottle could be pulled out, one of the gang members shot the 16 year old multiple times in the head.
oWkL TIL sausages have the nickname “bangers” in Britain because during World War II rationing the sausages would be filled with so much water they would explode on the grill.
Nyb1 TIL Native Americans in the United States did not have the right to free speech, press, and assembly until 1968.
ArBg TIL Baboons can distinguish real words from non-words based upon the arrangement of letters
4k0xX TIL that boxing rounds were changed from 15 to 12, after the match between Ray Mancini and Kim Duk-koo, which would result in the death of the latter. Mancini was heartbroken after the fight and considered quitting boxing.