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TIL that when you call 911, they can actually put you on hold! That is frightening.

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VMj8m TIL that Captain James Cook never actually held the rank of captain, but in 1775 was promoted to the higher rank of post-captain.
RKJ7 TIL The names for domestic food animals while they’re alive, come from the lower class Anglo-Saxons who tended them, and the word for their meat come from the upper class Norman French who could afford to eat them.
jP6a TIL 1 in 5 adults admits to peeing in the pool. This, with a combination of cosmetics and sweat, is what leads to people’s eyes turning red. Not the chlorine
OGDpa TIL of Joan Deebank, British Columbia's oldest high school graduate at 92 years old. In 1939, her parents forced her to drop out. She became a maid, served in the British Army, emigrated to Canada, and had four children before re-enrolling in an adult program
x66x7 TIL that Jack White from the band The White Stripes took Meg White's last name when they got married in 1996.