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TIL in 2013, Vulture Magazine named Mazzy Star's "Fade into You" the most overused song in film and TV.

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QNx5X TIL the Titles of Nobility amendment, pending ratification since 1810, would strip US citizenship from anyone who "shall, without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office or emolument of any kind from any . . . foreign power"
mPgO TIL a paediatrician in Britain was once forced to flee her home after some local residents mistook her job title to mean she was a paedophile and vandalised her home.
yVy4e TIL that MIT will award a Certificate in Piracy if you take archery, pistols, sailing and fencing as your required PE classes.
0NQp TIL In some states in the U.S. it is illegal to collect rainwater on your property and punishable by time in jail
Lk590 TIL that 'Naan' means bread. If you say 'naan bread', it literally means 'bread bread'.