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TIL Amazon women is not women of the Amazon (Brazil) but rather mythical tribes in Greek Mythology

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7g8r TIL The Molotov bread basket was a high-explosive incendiary bomb used on Finland that was named after Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov, after he claimed Russia was not dropping bombs on Finland, but merely airlifting food to starving Finns.
R7bQj TIL the phrase "eat the rich" is attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who is reported to have once said "When the people have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich."
Yb4x TIL of Doodlebug, an orphaned kangaroo joey that was abandoned until he was found after he walked up to strangers and extended his arms, seemingly wanting to be picked up. A photo of him hugging a teddy bear later went viral.
X00k6 TIL An Octopus in a lab would escape from it’s tank, climb into another to eat fish & then return to it’s own before the scientists came back and caught it. That’s how clever they are.
DQDBe TIL that, despite being an English noble family, the Howard family has never accepted the Anglican faith and still remains in communion with Rome. Two of its members are considered martyrs.