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TIL the Georgian word for "Father" is pronounced similar to the English "Mama"

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EgZgo TIL that "miniatures" small illustrations used to decorate manuscripts, are not named after their size but actually draw roots from the Latin verb miniare, "to colour with minium", a red lead
BRXd TIL in 1983, North Korea tried to assassinate the President of South Korea with explosives. One of the assassins tried to kill himself with a grenade, failed, and became Burma’s longest serving prisoner.
WXk8 TIL Nintendo has banked so much money, that they could run a deficit of over $250 Million every year and still survive until 2052.
R7w6a TIL oh Herman Bing, an American-German character actor who played the Ringmaster in the original Dumbo. Bing's career stagnated due to World War II where anything related to Germany, such as the thick-accented Bing, was frowned upon, resulting in his suicide in 1947.
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