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Jun 24, 2020

TIL that the verb 'egg' (i.e. egged on, to incite into action) has been in the English language longer than the noun 'egg'.

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Mar 26, 2020

TIL that the saying “put a sock in it” is believed to come from the early 20th century, when people would stuff socks into their gramophones (a device for recording, reproduction and sound), to make it quiet, because the gramophones did not have volume controls.

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Jan 27, 2020

TIL one of the meanings of the early American word "Huckleberry" was that someone was the right person for the job. When Doc Holliday says, "I'm your huckleberry" in the movie Tombstone, Doc is saying he's the man to fight the villain.

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Nov 11, 2019

TIL about mental health: after 83,000 brain scans, Dr. Daniel Amen says the most important lesson learned is that many people have problems with their brain, but a lot of them can be easily fixed if scanned and treated, rather than blindly prescribing intense medication

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Aug 17, 2019

TIL In the Middle Ages the word "poop" meant to blast a horn. By the 1600s it was slang for farting.

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