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TIL: Tangerines took their name from the name for residents of Tangier, Morocco

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XbYj TIL during his arrest for a DUI, Cake Boss star Buddy Valestro told the cops “You can’t arrest me! I’m the Cake Boss!”
XEZoX TIL that South Korea created a secret military unit to assassinate Kim Il-sung. When the units mission was cancelled they killed their handlers, staged a mutiny and were all either killed or commited suicide.
xd1w TIL about the Tetris effect, in which people who play Tetris for extended periods of time start seeing falling tetris blocks in their sleep as well as regularly identifying tetromino shapes in their everyday life, such as the layout of boxes on supermarket shelves or patterns on certain buildings.
MeW1V TIL the life of a wild rabbit is nasty, brutish, and short. Due to predators, disease, and food shortages, they rarely live past 1-2 years. Well-cared-for pet rabbits live 8-12 years.
9wAkD TIL about the existence of Microsoft Excel eSports: Players are given a series of problem-solving tasks they must complete using an Excel spreadsheet, and points are awarded based upon how accurate their solutions are