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TIL the word "hurricane" itself comes from the Taino Indigenous Caribbean word hurakán, meaning evil spirits of the wind.

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R7Zgj TIL that Upstate New York is the portion of New York state located north of the NY metropolitan area. It's not just the upper area of the state; it's the vast majority of the state's land area.
xVNEb TIL Michael Jackson went grocery shopping shopping in a closed down supermarket with all the other people being actors just to experience what's it like to be an ordinary person
KOr7G TIL pig udders stuffed with salted sea urchins were a coveted appetizer at the banquets of aristocratic ancient Romans, who were also known to fatten snails with milk before frying them. Boiled flamingo with dates was another elite delicacy.
5nND TIL that in the USA, possession of child pornography often results in a harsher sentence than actually molesting a child would
8ZGP TIL there are mysterious tunnels in South America, some thousands of feet long, thought to have been dug by extinct, giant sloths.