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TIL Some "grammar-nazis" are actually mentally ill. It's called Grammatical Pedantry Syndrome, or GPS.

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pxLQ TIL that the USA has no official language. English is only used on a de facto basis.
MyEW TIL that in 2010, the Iroquois National Lacrosse team (the only native american national sports team that is recognized by its sport’s international federation) was not allowed to play in the 2010 championships because the UK Government refused to recognize their Iroquois Nation Passports as valid
OGMjg TIL of Professor James Howard Snook, Olympic gold medalist, veterinary pioneer, who was executed for bludgeoning his 24 year old lover with a hammer.
Y76Gv TIL that a Manchester teenager created several online personas to persuade his closest friend to attempt his murder. Making legal history in the UK by being the first individual charged with inciting their own murder.
R55Va TIL: Sadly, children in their first year of life (infants aged less than 1 year) are a massive 15% of all child abuse cases