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TIL that the color orange was called "red-yellow" until the English-speaking world was introduced to the fruit that was named "orange."

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KO556 TIL that during the second Vatican Council, a Cardinal from Belgium shouted "Why are we even discussing the future of the Church when half the Church is not even here?" Referring to the lack of women religious on the Council. 23 women were then appointed as auditors
Qvv9 TIL that Hunter Gatherers experienced far more leisure time and far fewer hours of work than members of modern industrial society
9YV0Q TIL France has a law allowing colleagues to gift days off for parents of seriously ill children
pYJRO TIL Ed Kemper (The Co-Ed Killer) and Herbert Mullin (Another serial killer from the same era) were in the same block at a time and Ed Kemper "trained" him to behave himself.
JYNAl TIL that in Australia, that a rabbit is a pest, so they do not celebrate with an Easter Bunny. They celebrate with the Easter Bilby.