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TIL while the term “tomboy” originally meant a ‘rude, boisterous or forward boy,’ it has had its current meaning since the late 1500’s

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16VpV TIL citizens in North Queensland, Australia hold an annual "Toad Day Out" every March 29 where thousands of cane toads are captured and humanely destroyed inspired by the "Whacking Day" episode of The Simpsons.
r8rd TIL that one of the oldest chess strategy books, from 1561, recommends playing with your back to the sun to blind your opponent. If playing at night by a fire, it advises you to cast a shadow over the board with your hand, so your opponent “will not be able to see where to play his pieces.”
E1Mbx TIL That Frogs Can Be Hypnotized by Placing them on Their Backs And Rubbing Their Stomachs
n1Ob TIL Dolly Parton once entered a Dolly Parton Look-A-Like contest for Drag Queens, and lost.
bNAQ TIL Due to an error with PayPal, a man was credited with 92 trillion dollars making him briefly the richest man ever. For reference, all money owned by every person and country in the world only totals 199 trillion.