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TIL that the word ‘fortnight’ is just a contraction of 'fourteen nights’

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pYox4 TIL: A 1795 court case, Cutter V Powell, established contract law regarding substantive performance. A sailor agreed for a 10 week voyage, but died 7 weeks in. His wife sued to be reimbursed for the time he was alive. The court ruled that no payment be given as the contract wasn't complete.
Z8P74 TIL that Neff (2003) argued that compassion is our common humanity and that Gilbert and Choden (2014) say that because of this compassion isn’t unidirectional but it is a dynamic flow reflected in actions of love and kindness towards each other.
NXnrM TIL that Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix to star in Wild, Wild West
lmWB TIL Disney quietly cut ties with McDonalds in 2006 so as not to be associated with childhood obesity
v1rM8 TIL about Pickles the Dog who found the FIFA World Cup in a bush after it had been stolen prior to the 1966 tournament. Pickles became famous - he earned a medal, opened a zoo and even appeared in a film