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TIL that “Reddit” in latin means “To repeat”.

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NAeQ TIL that the city of Fairbanks, Alaska holds the world’s largest rechargeable battery, which powers the whole city during outages.
Ldjp TIL the worst shooting in an English speaking country was in Australia in 1996, with 35 dead and 23 wounded, it ultimately led to a gun ban.
e0r9L TIL there is a store in Alabama where you can buy items found in unclaimed airport baggage
4eDR TIL people started dying cheese orange back in the 17th century to fool people into thinking it was higher quality
wLgYY TIL that in the 1950's, pilots of massive B47's would practice rolling the huge planes upside down while 'tossing' nuclear bombs out, because it helped pilots escape the area faster, avoiding blast damage