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TIL "Baba O'Riley" by The Who was named after Meher Baba, a guru who claimed to be an avatar of God.

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oJmr TIL - The word “Astronaut” literally means “Star sailor” The term derives from the Greek words ástron, meaning “star”, and nautes, meaning “sailor”.
nepBY TIL that the Australian government owns all Koalas like how China owns all pandas.
vGdR TIL Syphilis been called the French disease in Italy, Poland, and Germany and the “Italian disease” in France. The Dutch called it the “Spanish disease”, the Russians called it the “Polish disease”, the Turks called it the “Christian disease” and the Tahitians the “British disease”.
xPPB TIL that Jackie Chan is not a fan of the Rush Hour Series and does not understand the American humour.