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TIL that before and during the American Revolution, the English, both in England and in the colonies, mostly spoke with a rhotic accent, meaning they pronounced the r in words, like in today's General American accent.

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oBgLL TIL Senator John Edwards was arrested and indicted on Federal charges for allegedly using his 2008 Presidential campaign funds to cover up an extramarital affair.
6rBJ TIL Walt Disney World has a permanent no-fly zone above it
mPER TIL the 13th century ‘Latin Book of the Civilized Man’ included such advice as 'If there is something you do not want people to know, do not tell it to your wife.’
7rdnM TIL about “spreading depolarization”, a scientific phenomena where the human brain continues to emit brain waves after the heart stops, for several minutes even. When Anne Boleyn was beheaded her detached head reportedly tried to talk.
bD1N TIL a man has invented a machine to convert plastic back into oil