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TIL Bill Murray invented the phrase “you’re toast” to mean “you’re screwed” while ad-libbing in Ghostbusters

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yQ7RX TIL of the golden-era, Long Island hip-hop crew, Young Black Teenagers. They had a single named 'Proud to Be Black' and were endorsed by Public Enemy. None of the group's members were black.
WMXY TIL zeppelins and blimps are different things, zeppelins have a rigid metal skeleton, whereas blimps do not.
BgBNL TIL that in the Dani tribe of Papua, Indonesia, there's a unique tradition involving women. When a family member passes away, the women may cut off a segment of one of their fingers to express their grief and symbolize the pain of their loss. This ritual is intended to appease the spirits.
odXR TIL some cadavers that are donated to science are used by auto makers as crash-test dummies
rdOy TIL Texas keeps track of all criminal convictions and whether those convicted had a concealed handgun licenses (CHL). CHL holders accounted for 0.1897% of the criminal convictions in 2012.