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TIL that Douglas Adams, beloved creator of the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" series, wrote his own epitaph: "He finally met his deadline."

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JYZvl TIL that grain-free dog/cat food, although advertised as more healthy, has been linked to deadly heart issues in dogs/cats and most vets recommend against it.
VrZk TIL Harald Hardrada was a Viking who fled from his native Norway to Russia, then went on to become an elite guardsman in Eastern Roman Empire and fought in Iraq. He then return to Russia to marry a princess and arrived back in Norway as a king and finally invaded England with his army.
X0xeE TIL shampoo originated in India and comes from the Sanskrit term “champo”meaning to massage, referring to a head massage with oil and herbs for cleaning.
OomK7 TIL the free use of -ass to form punchy adjectives began 100 years ago, with words like "fat-ass" and "silly-ass". By the 1950's, it was particularly productive in forming new American slang. Smart-ass, candy-ass, bad-ass, and crazy-ass were all first found in the 1950s.
ANJ74 TIL Saul Goodman's alias is a play on the phrase "It's all good, man".