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TIL: Mavis Beacon is not a real person

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b99Pj TIL about Word Aversion, where you cringe when you see or hear a word such as "moist" or "ointment", or when a word is used improperly such as using "gift" as a verb.
OoxB1 TIL more than half the population of Canada lives south of Seattle
OopVe TIL that the notion of a "white Christmas" was popularized by the writings of Charles Dickens, whose stories that depicted a snowy Christmas season were based on his childhood, which happened to be the coldest decade in England in over a century
R7Lja TIL about Mandate of Heaven, theory in China, according to which the ruler must have the support of Heaven to rule. Moral rulers who care for their people gain the mandate. If a despot sits on the throne, the Heavens can withdraw it, which they signal through e.g. eclipses, floods, wars, plagues etc
dKXr TIL that Big Boi of Outkast was arrested leaving a cruise ship for possession of ecstacy and Viagra. After his release, he tweeted, “Shiiiiit they said it was the Love Boat.“