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TIL the color orange was named after the fruit

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rNaGe TIL the bizantines had to deal with a whale that attacked ships in the Bosporus Strait for 50 years
0wbvp TIL that Singapore’s street food is so good that some street vendors are awarded Michelin stars for their food!
ep7Yb TIL in 1613, a Japanese daimyo sent an embassy to Rome, crossing both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and visiting the Philippines, Mexico, and Spain along the way
bEZa TIL Marty Feldman, who played Igor in “Young Frankenstein,” clandestinely moved his hump from side to side during filming for several days until someone noticed it. It was then added to the script and made into a recurring gag.
6exQ TIL that Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company for it to be used in the role of Yorick in their production of Hamlet. David Tennant was the first person to use the skull in the role in 2008, over 25 years after Tchaikowsky’s death.