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TIL that bookkeeping is the only word in the English language with 3 consecutive sets of double letters

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JYamk Earth could have more than one moon
yVkWw TIL In October 1809 Friedrich Staps attempted to assassinate Napoleon but was captured. Napoleon himself interrogated the would be assassin. On the possibility of being pardoned Staps said, ‘I would notwithstanding seize the first opportunity of taking your life.’ and he was executed on the 17th.
1LnD TIL that the Bagger 288, a German coal mining vehicle has made appearances in The Hunger Games, Call of Duty, Ghost Rider, and even has a song named after it.
g6rA TIL Samurai would burn incense in their helmets so their heads would smell sweet if decapitated.
LkQ6r TIL of the Mondragon Corporation, a Basqué company of >70000 workers that operates as a worker's cooperative. It exists as a quasi socialist enterprise in a capitalist system.