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TIL ain't was a socially acceptable contraction and was used by the educated and the upper-class throughout the 17th to 19th century.

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Oww1 TIL White tigers are not an endangered species that need to be saved, but are the result of double recessive traits, and are severely inbred to produce more white tigers, resulting in health problems.
NXPxb TIL that mayonnaise consists of only four ingredients. Egg yolk, oil, salt and some acidic ingredient such as vinegar or lemon juice.
pVpb TIL that during the University of Texas Tower Shooting in 1966, several frat boys and hunting enthusiasts rushed to their homes and trucks to get their rifles. Officers told them to shoot to kill.
XEJe8 TIL Martin Scorsese is now finishing a movie starring Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa, also with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. Digital effects were used to make them all look young. The film is currently $50 million over budget.
v10OK TIL the Queen piece in chess was originally a Visier, akin to prime minister. In Europe, according to one theory, it changed to a queen during the 13th century as prominent European Queens (Eleanor of Aquitaine/Blanche of Castile) better reflected the role of a King's source of power and influence.