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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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Apr 22, 2020

TIL of Sila Sutharat, a roadside vendor in Phetchaburi, Thailand, who for 20 years has used a grill made of 1,000 mirrors to focus sunlight to cook chicken and pork. A chicken cooks in about 12 minutes.

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Oct 26, 2019

TIL that the definition of sport is so vague that things such as seeing who can throw a pillow the furthest are technically a sport.

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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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Jun 18, 2019

TIL of the "grammar vigilante" in Bristol, he sneaks out at night time to fix mistakes and add apostrophes on different business signs around the city.

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