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TIL the English word for Trombone used to be Sackbut

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jNBJN TIL in 1890, two lawyers wrote an article titled “The Right to Privacy". It is regarded as the first publication in the USA that advocated that individuals had a right to privacy. It describes the right as the "right to be let alone".
byKE TIL Saving Private Ryan depicted combat so realistically that veterans left theaters during the opening scene, stating that it was the the most realistic depiction of combat they had ever seen.
pyWA TIL a “Pig Toilet” is a human toilet/outhouse connected to a pig sty, providing human feces to the pigs as their food source
x6pl1 TIL Josh Allen, Quarterback for the Buffalo Bills NFL team, maintained a 3.8 GPA in high school while playing on three of his school’s varsity sports teams.
5Yoyr TIL that when a hawk moth caterpillar feels threatened, its body swells up taking the shape of a pit viper's head, with two huge black markings appearing as the snakes' eyes. The caterpillar also turns itself over to reveal its belly, completely transforming itself into a menacing predator.