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TIL in England the street name ‘Gropecunt Lane’ was given to streets where prostitution commonly occurred.

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XE85P TIL food industries were aggressively opposed to writing "insect-based" on ingredient labels even though many products we consume and buy are made with insects. The FDA and EU agreed to allow variations. So, now, when you see "carmine", "cochineal", "natural red 4", or "E120" - that also means bugs.
xYXk TIL that dogs can be trained in sign language
oBPwY TIL There is a mental delusion called "The Truman Show delusion" where patients believed their lives were reality television shows. One traveled to NewYork to check whether the World Trade Center had actually fallen—believing 9/11 attacks to be an elaborate plot twist in his personal story line.
DQLDY TIL that 600 Ottoman defectors under the command of rival to the throne Orhan Çelebi joined the defense of the Byzantine Empire during the siege and ultimate fall of Constantinople in 1453
M7DoW TIL the late Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld book series, wrote dialogue for a companion mod of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.