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TIL the insult "suck eggs" originates from the full phrase "teaching grandmother to suck eggs," referring to a person giving advice to another person in a subject with which the other person is already familiar

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RY6w TIL Louis X of France died before his son was born so his son John became King on his birth, and is the only French King to have done so. He only lived for 5 days and is known as ‘the Posthumous’
v1v5D TIL that President Andrew Jackson taught his pet parrot how to curse. During Andrew Jackson's funeral, the parrot started to curse non-stop so it had to be removed from the funeral
691BX TIL the USMC once used a modified version of DOOM to do simulation trainings
R5N6Q TIL that the sawfish, usually seen in cartoons, really do have a sharp cutting snout. While myths about cutting ship hulls are untrue, injuries from the "saw" are a real threat to fishing boat crews. When the animal is caught it intentionally tries to cut humans by using its snout like a sword.
7r5gM TIL former President Harry S. Truman started his mornings with a 5 a.m. shot of Old Grand-Dad bourbon that — in Truman’s words — 'got the engine running.' He accompanied his morning whiskey fix with toast, eggs, bacon, and milk.