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TIL there is an English book on atomic theory that avoids all foreign loan words: elements become "firststuffs", hydrogen is "waterstuff", and the title, Uncleftish Beholding, means Atomic Theory

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5YxxP TIL that in medieval times, there was a real fear that some people would kill holy men and women to sell off their body parts as relics. Guards even had had to watch over mortally ill holy men and women to prevent their body parts being sold soon as they died.
a4OZ TIL that Uruguays president is a boss. He gave up the presidential palace to turn it into a homeless shelter. Lives in a one bedroom farm house. Gives 90% of his salary to charities. He spent 10 years as a PoW. Helped legalized abortion, marijuana, and same-sex marriage.
RA7l TIL that in response to a Tennessee State Legislature bill that prohibited schools from alluding to the existence of gays, George Takei offered up his name, suggesting that people could just substitute Takei for ‘gay’. For example, supporting Takei Marriage or using slurs like That’s so Takei.
W9P9 TIL that if their characters had aged in a normal timeline based on their first appearance, Tommy Pickles would be 24 years old, Stewie Griffin would be 15, Cartman would be 27, Bart Simpson 33, and Charlie Brown 67.
1aowX TIL about swedish carolean soldiers and how their battle tactic consisted of marching so close to the enemy, that the white in their eyes was visible. They were not scared of death, as their strong belief in God told them it was their fate to die in battle.