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TIL the plural of sarcophagus is ‘sarcophagi’

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OkLL TIL that in 2012, the CEO of Lenovo received a $3 million bonus as a reward for record profits which he in-turn redistributed to about 10,000 of Lenovo’s employees. He did this again in 2013.
166aP TIL Weird Al's biggest problem with services that illegally distributed his music was that they would misattribute songs to him. Al was especially annoyed by profane songs like, "Baby Got Jack” or “Ugly Girl”.
WVlB TIL there are giant hornets in Japan whose venom is potent enough to melt human flesh
JY0Xl TIL An archaeology team in China unearthed a group of ancient bone flutes dating from around 8000 years old and invited a music professor to play them. He tried the original instruments, playing about 10 tunes on them, including popular folk songs
nNOd TIL when Bill Clinton proposed to Hillary Clinton, he bought her the house she liked first and then said “you better marry me because I can’t live in it by myself.”