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TIL that the Philippines has a rebel Islamic group named MILF.

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woLwo TIL When F. Scott Fitzgerald was dying of alcoholism he was largely forgotten by the public and destitute. He would get drunk and accost strangers on the street and say "I'm F. Scott Fitzgerald. You've read my books. You've read The Great Gatsby, haven't you? Remember?"
GAwL4 TIL the existence of the term "scromiting" : the act of screaming while vomiting, linked to the cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Since there is an intense abdominal pain, the person screams while he/she vomits.
BxBL TIL in 1968 a school teacher divided her class by eye color to teach them about discrimination. The kids got discriminatory pretty quickly.
A497 TIL Caitlyn Jenner caused a car crash that killed a woman while towing a vehicle. The case was settled with no charges..
pYm8e TIL that a misreading of Persian-derived babr (tiger) as misspelled Russian bobr (beaver) led to a flag having a tiger-beaver hybrid