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4GPJ
TIL Dandelion is called that because it used to be called “dent-de-lioun” - “tooth of the lion” because of the shape of the leaf, NOT the flower’s resemblance to the mane.
4Qg6
TIL Your eye’s pupil got its name from Latin “Pupilla”, which means little doll. Because that’s what you see when you look into someones pupil, the little doll version of yourself.
99vr
TIL the word “whiskey” comes from a Gaelic phrase meaning “water of life”