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TIL there's a digital format called DAISY designed for audio reading and navigation of books, and it requires a decryption key from the Library of Congress

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e0KyE TIL “animal dignity” is guaranteed in Sweden’s constitution; they are the only country on earth to have such a provision.
Ook8e TIL the same high school was used for shooting both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Beverly Hills, 90210.
9w5o6 TIL about "doublets" or "twinlings" - two words that have the same root, but different meanings due to branching paths. For example, the Latin word "clocca" (bell) became "cloak" through French (because it looks like wearing a cloth bell) and "clock" through Dutch (because of the bell chimes).
VB6JG TIL Robert Hoagland vanished from Newtown, Connecticut, in 2013, with suspicions of foul play. in fact, he had actually resettled in Rock Hill, New York, under an assumed name, Richard King, which was not discovered until after his death in late 2022.
Ej0o TIL hand grenades got their name from the French word for pomegranate