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TIL Office Space was the reason waiters at TGIF stopped wearing flair.

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Yplvd TIL the Coronation Chair used by English & British monarchs, since 1308, for their coronation ceremonies has graffiti on due to Westminster schoolboys and visitors carving their names on it during the 18th & 19th centuries. One tourist carving reads "P. Abbott slept in this chair 5-6 July 1800".
wL0RW TIL about the French phrase “tirer les vers du nez” which literally translates as “to pull the worms from somebody’s nose” but means to make someone tell a secret/the truth. It became a popular phrase after the rise of nasal parasites in the 15th century.
GyaG TIL a moose’s antlers improve their hearing by 19%, indicating that the palm of moose antlers may serve as an effective parabolic reflector
ne6Zo TIL about the Texas Redhead Centipede. The centipede can reach a length of 10 inches in the Wild and has 21 to 23 pair of legs. Each leg has stinging capability and delivers a toxic injection similar to a bee sting.
QYZ9 TIL the earth’s atmosphere used to contain much more oxygen creating gigantic bugs and insects