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TIL the word “fuck” used in all 9 parts of speech; noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection, and article

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dDlr9 TIL: the modern-day purple was created in London! While purple has been around for ages, it used to be almost impossible to get. Purple-colored dye could only be produced by a certain type of sea snail, making it extremely expensive. That all changed in 1856, thanks to a young chemist.
OoleR TIL about the Antarctica Treaty, which 54 countries are a part of, states that it’s primary purpose is “to ensure in the interests of all mankind that Antarctica shall continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord."
R5gL7 TIL in just a 24-hour period (March 4-5 1966), two fatal accidents occurred on flights from or to Tokyo Haneda Airport. The second plane, BOAC Flight 911, had in fact taxied past the wreckage of the first, Canadian Pacific Airlines Flight 402, immediately before taking off.
D6LV TIL Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the most incest-friendly royal family in recorded history, and her first two husbands were her younger brothers
OGG07 TIL of the August 26, 1980 Harvey’s Lake Tahoe casino bombing. 3 men in maintenance uniforms rolled in a device covered in cloth labeled IBM to a 2nd story empty office with a note demanding $3 million. The FBI was forced to detonate it after failing to defuse it