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TIL The word “amn’t” is a valid contraction for “am not”

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KOj64 TIL the origin of someone 'grassing' on someone comes from 'snake in the grass' as snakes are perceived as deceitful.
d8eJj TIL that Stephen King based his first novel, "Carrie", on two girls from his school. One was bullied for wearing used clothes, while the other was raised in a highly religious family. The first girl committed suicide by hanging herself at the age of 14, while the other died of an epileptic seizure.
xVGPw TIL Mortal Kombat was blamed for a boy's death after he and a friend reenacted moves from the game with a knife they found in the street. His mom tried to sue the game's developers, but lost.
gr5OD TIL for over 150 years swans have taught each other how to ring a bell for food at Bishop's Palace in Wells
GYxvg TIL Liverpool's John Lennon Airport has a sculpture of a yellow submarine displayed on its premises.