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TIL The leader of the UK government is known as the prime minister. This was originally a term of abuse rather than a job title.

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eXlJ TIL a Hungarian man was shot in the frontal lobe during World War 1, making it impossible for him to fall asleep. He continued to live a full, sleepless life.
4xBg TIL that the Great Stork Derby was a contest held in Toronto from 1926-1936, in which women competed to produce the most babies in order to win $750K as stipulated in the will of a wealthy lawyer. The prize ended up being split among four women who each had 9 babies.
xQEw TIL that an estimated 900 Jehova’s Witness followers die every year as a result of refusing blood transfusions.
Dy0Y TIL that the “ZIP” in ZIP Code is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, a name given because mail would not only travel more efficiently but also because the mail would comparatively zip right to your address.
vP4OR TIL that Hugo Boss used to make uniforms for the Nazis