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TIL The word for Bear in many languages is just a vague description of a bear - the original word was taboo

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E1B6d TIL Popsicle® was invented by an 11 year old boy in 1905 when he left his soda outside overnight and it froze.
yxDX TIL An Iranian F-4 Phantom tried to shoot down an U.S. surveillance drone in international airspace. An American F-22 Raptor flew under the F-4 undetected, checked out their weapons, pulled up on their left wing, switched to their radio frequency and said ‘you really ought to go home'”
Pj0Z TIL that the difference between jelly and jam is that jelly is made from fruit juice while jam is made from crushed fruit.
NX01N TIL there is a twelve step group like AA for poor people called Underearners Anonymous
KYW06 TIL outside of the US and (English speaking) Canada, the word entree refers to the food served before the main meal