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TIL we shouldn’t call terrorists “Jihadists” or “Islamist” since it puts their actions in a positive light. The proper term is “hirabi”, meaning “one who commits unlawful warfare.”

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BrNnb TIL Jerry Seinfeld contacted South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to express interest in voicing a character. They offered the comedian the nonspeaking part of “Turkey No. 2” in their Thanksgiving episode, but Seinfeld declined.
5VAKk TIL about Rượu thuốc, Vietnamese "medicinal liquor" made by soaking dead snakes in alcohol. Men drink it to improve health & "virility."
l7nyA TIL: Hootie & the Blowfish had to pay $350k to Bob Dylan for using 'Tangled Up in Blue' & 'Idiot Wind' as lyrics in their tune 'Only Want to be with You'
e0v8b TIL about comparative mythology. Anthropologist reconstruct ancient religions based on trends in their cultural descendents. Zeus and Jupiter (and many others) likely evolved from the Indo-European "*Dyḗws Ph₂tḗr" ("sky father")
WkdJ8 TIL that water droplets expelled my the mouth become airborne more easily in cold, dry conditions. This partially explains why the spread of viruses tends to be seasonal.