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TIL someone who gives opinions on subjects they know nothing about is called an ultracrepidarian

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4XLaN TIL Certain bacteria can be incorporated into concrete to increase it's strength.
wLgWJ TIL There was an influx of Western tourists to Boracay after German writer Jens Peter called it "paradise on Earth" in his 1978 book. In the 1980s, the island became popular as a budget destination for backpackers. By the 1990s, Boracay's beaches were being acclaimed as the best in the world
p8GXZ TIL that when Charles Darwin was a teenager, his father told him "You care for nothing but shooting, dogs, and rat-catching, and you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family."
vym4 TIL that 2000 yrs ago Heron of Alexandria invented the first vending machine, mechanically opening temple doors or binary operating machines for special effects in theater
ADDJg In 2011, my partner and I moved to New York. Straight from Austria without knowing what to expect.