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TIL that there is a word in Italian “Giacca civetta” meaning “Owl Jacket” which is a term for the second jacket bought with a suit, which is left draped over the back of your chair at work (giving the impression of being there) while you wear the other on the town boozing and wooing women.

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VBMOp TIL that 86% of acute onset OCD cases are linked to streptococcus infections in children due to pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.
oBKQ8 TIL Robert Plant once pledged $10,000 to KBOO, an independent radio station in Portland Oregon, in order for them to never again play the song Stairway to Heaven on their station.
M1Na TIL during the WWII, Hamburgers were renamed “Liberty Steaks” in order to avoid the German-sounding name for a brief period of time.
m1kNR TIL there’s Evidence the Flood Story Predates Noah
Ypj6v TIL In 2020, NASA will allow tourists to visit the International Space Station for $35,000 a night. Private astronauts would be permitted to travel to the ISS for up to 30 days.