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TIL that DOS (as in MSDOS of Microsoft Windows) was originally an acronym for "Dirty Operating System"

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OGgXe TIL: The Swingjugend was a German counter culture group of teenagers who admired the American way of life and thought the Hitler's Youth was uncool compared to the swing scene. They called their opposition the "Homo Youth" and too chaste (virgins). Their leaders were sent to the camps.
8ajrL TIL a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings. Many follies, particularly during times of famine, such as the Great Famine in Ireland, were built as a form of poor relief, to provide employme
nWXyd TIL that the use of the term "ship" or "shipping" to refer to a fandom wanting two or more people, either real or fictional, to be in a romantic relationship originated from online fans of the X-Files in the 90s who believed that Fox Mulder and Dana Scully should get together
nWn9r TIL about Germanwings Flight 9525 where the co-pilot locked himself alone in the cockpit and flew the plane into the mountains killing 6 crew members and all 144 passengers onboard.
gmaD TIL The term “86” has no official etymology, but it has a couple of plausible origins, including a reference to standard graves being typically dug 8 feet long, and 6 feet deep.