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TIL there is a word for the blob of toothpaste on your toothbrush, and that word is nurdle.

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QJBM TIL that Karen Carpenter died on the same day that her divorce was supposed to be finalized. At her funeral her husband took off his wedding ring and threw it into her casket.
loGj7 TIL Peter Sellers' estranged wife inherited his fortune upon his death, his children got only 800 Pounds each. She refused to increase the amount even after a mutual acquaintance intervened. Incidentally, Sellers' son died 26 years to the day after his father, from the same cause (heart attack).
G4G TIL the U.S. government has specifications for its pens used by personnel: The pen consists of seven different parts and meets 16 pages of military specs, including that it be able to write for a mile with no fading and withstand temperatures up to 160 degrees and down to 40 degrees below zero.
VBMWD TIL in 2019 one of Russia’s troll farms was evicted by the building owners after repeated bomb threats.
BrR1b TIL when Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant, both men were so respectful and courteous that it became known as "The Gentlemen's Agreement". The two reminisced about their shared experience in the Mexican war for 25 minutes before even discussing the surrender terms.