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TIL that the term “easter egg” originates from the the 1975 movie “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” when the cast had an Easter Egg hunt but most of the eggs went unfound. They can be seen throughout the film in various locations.

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4W05 TIL one man is responsible for why women smoke, why we eat bacon & eggs at breakfast, why there’s fluoride in tap water, and why the US says it’s “spreading democracy” during war. He disliked the word “propaganda” so he coined the term “Public Relations”
0dPDv TIL The US has “The Intracoastal Waterway” which is a 3,000-mile network of navigable rivers, bays, and canals along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. It provides a protected route for maritime traffic, avoiding the hazards of open ocean travel.
LQk1p TIL that an older woman of 70, Chau Smith, ran 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days
xgpD TIL that the idiom “You kids get off my lawn” was ascribed to elderly first-generation homeowners who prided their lawns as a symbol of new-found affluence post WWII
4bxR TIL that green olives are the same as black olives, but green olives are picked before ripening and black olives are picked while ripe