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TIL that around 20% of young people lack a gag reflex.

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D1baV TIL that Confederate General Martin Green's last words disregarded the threat of enemy fire at the battle of Vicksburg: "A bullet has not yet been molded that will kill me". He would then be killed by a Union sharpshooter moments later...
awKJ9 TIL of the Knights of the Golden Circle. They were a secret society who wanted to found a new, pro-slavery country called the Golden Circle which would've consisted of the US South, Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Haiti, the DR, parts of South America, and the Caribbean.
wY5E TIL that the “ITT” in ITT Tech stands for Institute of Technological Technology making the school’s full name “The Institute of Technological Technology Technical Institute”
Qjl9 TIL a “companion” is literally “a person who you eat bread with.” The word comes from Old French compaignon, from Latin com- “together with” and panis “bread”.
VBky4 TIL about Don‘s Plum, the movie Leonardo Di Caprio fought against in court and won which has stopped its release to the big screen. If however you want to see it, you can mail the writer at freedonsplum@gmail.com and he’ll happily provide you with an URL to watch the movie with a very misogynist Leo