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TIL that Shonda Rhimes accidentally invented the term 'vajayjay' on Grey’s Anatomy to get around limits on network TV as to how often characters could use the word “vagina.”

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5YLnD TIL Polo Park, one of the first enclosed shopping malls in Canada, replaced the sports hub of Winnipeg when it was built in 1959. The arena and stadium have also since been demolished and replaced by new retail and office complexes
6Zw8 TIL Smoking scorpions to get high is a growing problem in south Asia. The high can last from 10 hours to 3 days. The high is said to be so powerful that it outstrips heroin. But the person spends the first six hours in pain while their body adjusts to the toxins, which can possibly lead to death.
neprB TIL the first operation in history where the long-distance radio-controlled explosions were used for military purposes was when Red Army blew up the historic center of Kiev in September 1941. Together with civilians
ddlE TIL of Ryōji Uehara, a Japanese Kamikaze pilot whose last letter written the night before his final mission is considered a masterpiece of Japanese literature.
OlYY TIL: on August 14 1945, more than 1,000 Japanese officers raided the Imperial palace to destroy the recording of the Emperor’s speech of surrender. Confused by the layout of the palace, the rebels never found the recording. It was later smuggled outside in basket of women’s underwear for broadcast.