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TIL that the word robot originates from the Czech word "robotnik" which means "slave".

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W7JY8 TIL an average 12-ounce (354-ml) cup of decaf coffee still contains about 5.4 mg of caffeine
gl9D TIL When Billy Idol’s cover of Tommy James and the Shondells’ song “Mony Mony” reached #1 on the charts in 1987, it dethroned Tiffany’s “I Think We’re Alone Now”, which was also a cover of a Tommy James and the Shondells song.
1aan7 TIL that town planning was once an Olympic event, as were several other architectural disciplines. The Olympics were to be about the arts as much as sport and contestants could compete in literature, music and several other non-sporting pursuits
69QEZ TIL: Over the course of 100 years, the amount of Black-owned farmland dropped by 90%, according to Data for Progress, due to higher rates of loan and credit denials, lack of legal and industry support and "outright acts of violence and intimidation."
mxGLp TIL that the Snowbirds less than 6ft apart from each other during formation. That’s closer than we are currently allowed with physical distancing guidelines.