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TIL that paper clip was invented in 1899 and it hasn’t been improved upon since.

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510B TIL that “Reddit” in latin means “To repeat”.
6EQDQ TIL of the "Chicken poop prison" in Thailand. The ceiling of the cells was a grate, and chickens were cared for above the cell. Their dung was then allowed to drop freely onto the criminal within.
yQw5p TIL that E is the most used letter in the English language, at 13%, and Z is the least used, at 0.074%
VBMym TIL that there is a scientific basis s for “Mom Eyes”: women are better at remembering where things are.
xgm0 TIL in 1450, a pack of wolves invaded Paris and killed 40 people. The killing ended when a group of people banded together and stoned and speared the wolves to death in front of Notre Dame Cathedral