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TIL Ketchup, both the sauce and the word, originated in China.

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MmZ0 TIL at the age of 17 Bill Hicks’ parents took him to a psychologyst, who, at the end of the session, told him “it’s them, not you”.
OG6Ke TIL, OSINT - Gathering Intel from Public Sources, from usernames, emails, phone numbers, the same method CIA and FBI use to track people down.
OLQ6 TIL The US is 15th on the list of countries which believe that “The US government respects the freedom of its people.”
gMDvy Today I Learned that scorpion venom is the most expensive liquid estimated to be worth $39 million (USD) per gallon.
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