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loEQ1
TIL that “goodbye” derives from the 1570s saying “God be with ye.”
awrk9
TIL the word helicopter doesn't come from heli+copter but helico+pter from the Greek helico meaning spiral and pteron meaning wing
e0awL
TIL the word “factoid” was invented by Norman Mailer in his 1973 biography of Marylin Monroe. He defined it as things which are not necessarily true, but are repeated so often people think they are.