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TIL: the word “Gauze” is derived from Gaza because this ancient city was known for making very fine fabrics

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5VwWp TIL Betty Crocker's Bisquick, "A World of Baking in a Box," is review-bombed and has lowered sales. The recipe was changed in 2022; recipes now require the addition of oil. Bisquick fans are unaware of the formula changes (following old recipes not the ones on the box).
kO5n4 TIL: Lego illegally copied the iconic brick designs of Hilary Page whom committed suicide due to lack of sales for his Self-Locking Building Bricks prior to realizing his designs were even being copied.
xJjB TIL a student was arrested for stripping down to his underwear in Richmond International Airport revealing the Fourth Amendment written on his chest. Charges against him have been dropped and law enforcement officers are now required to take a two-hour class on the First and Fourth amendments.
7r0MM TIL the ponds that are common in residential neighborhoods are not installed as water features, they’re actually retention basins used to offset the drainage capacity of the ground removed by paving roads and building houses
EgQOo TIL after that near-default in 2011, the plunging stock market vaporized $2.4 trillion in household wealth, which took time to rebuild, and cost taxpayers billions in higher interest payments