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Yp6WW TIL that Frankenstein was the name of the scientist: the creature had no name, and was called as 'thing', 'fiend', 'spectre', 'demon' or 'ogre'
4XLww TIL that Republicans are called the right, and Democrats are called the left, because of seating arrangements of various legislative parties in France in the late 1700’s. Supporters of the king sat on the right of the Speaker, and supporters of the revolution on the left.
xVePo TIL the Dutch traded the island of Manhattan to the British for Run Island, near Indonesia, for its supply of nutmeg.