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b9P8E TIL: American Dialect Society (founded 1889) has voted for Singular 'They' as 'Word of the Decade' for its growing use to refer to a known person whose gender identity is non-binary.
e0p5b TIL that in 1964 paintings by a chimpanzee were displayed in a Swedish art gallery pseudonym "Pierre Brasau", supposedly an unknown french artist. The paintings were praised by critics, one of which went as far as to say "Pierre is an artist who performs with the delicacy of a ballet dancer."
neJwr TIL Blanks can injure or kill a person if used in close range. a known case is of actor Jon Erik-Hexum. Bored by delays while filming, he pointed a gun loaded with blanks to his head and reportedly said, “Can you believe this crap?” before pulling the trigger.
p88gG TIL that most above ground power lines have "Shield Wires" which are meant to ground lightning strikes or discharges from other lines
XGNX TIL revolving doors were invented by someone who hated holding the door for women and decided to do something about it.