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TIL that there IS a Word that Rhymes with Orange!

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EgyZP TIL in 1948, Paul Hermann Müller won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the potent toxic effects on insects by DDT. This pesticide was later on linked to deaths and adverse reproductive effects in both animals and humans.
LlD0 TIL that AMC only allowed Breaking Bad to use the word ‘fuck’ once per season, leading to lengthy discussions among the show’s writers about where it could be best deployed. (Vince Gilligan interview, starting at 21 minute mark)
PYZ4n TIL How a Worm Gave the South a Bad Name, between 1865 and 1910, 40 percent of the South's population suffered from hookworms. Thousands of worms could live in a person at one time. These parasites and the constant bloodsucking made an infected person pale, tired and slow, leading to stunted growth.
oRBK7 TIL That the extra set of eyelets near the ankle on athletic shoes have a specific purpose. By using them, you can create a lace lock, which is intended to keep your heel locked in place thereby reducing the chance of blisters caused by excessive rubbing.
BgMpD TIL St. Patrick’s original color and earliest depictions are in blue garments, not green. George III, King of Great Britain, founded in 1783 the "Order of St. Patrick" and official color was a sky blue, known as "St. Patrick's Blue."