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TIL Yahoo! isn't an exclamation of joy

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XEQpk TIL that a coin flip isn’t actually ‘fair’ — in a typical coin toss, there is a 51% chance that the coin will land on the side it started on.
xVo8B TIL: There's a Native American lake named Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. It means "you fish on your side, I fish on my side, and no one fishes in the middle." Located in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, it is known more commonly as Lake Chaubunagungamaug or Webster Lake.
jdpj TIL there’s an experimental project in Sweden where volunteers can sign up to receive a text message if there is a heart attack within (500m), so they can perform CPR before an ambulance arrives. 9600 people have signed up as of October, 2013.
D1a9Y TIL that food waste is one of the major sources of water consumption world-wide and reducing food waste is one of the most important ways an individual can impact their water-usage footprint.
7rKVX TIL a various points in history, a number of churches in Europe have claimed to possess Jesus's foreskin. And that in 1983, the last known rumored relic went missing from a town near Rome, allegedly stolen by the Vatican.