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TIL Boston was named after a town in England, which was named after this guy. Boston is a contraction of Botwulfs town.

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Rmea TIL that during the first battle of the American Civil War, hundreds of civilians from Washington DC brought picnic baskets and came to watch the battle, sure the Union would easily win. The Union lost, and the civilians were caught in the retreat of the Northern army.
YOGB TIL a fan letter from a pistol expert to Ian Fleming saw the introduction of a more robust pistol for James Bond. This expert, Geoffrey Boothroyd, was then written into the novels… you’d know him as Q.
GAX6j TIL researchers reviewed 40 episodes of the "Dr. Oz Show" and discovered that almost half of the medical advice had no supporting evidence
LGQP TIL: “Hoser”, as popularized by Bob & Doug McKenzie, dated back to when the Losers of outdoor hockey games in Canada had to hose the surface of the rink to make is smooth again.
xV4MB TIL A piece of Martian meteorite is being returned to the red planet by NASA - this is the first time humans will bring a rock back to the surface of its original celestial body