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TIL that the term “Abracadabra” is actually a Hebrew phrase meaning “I create what I speak.“

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Wk4EA TIL about the concept of Shuhari, a Japanese philosophy on learning. The student first follows the rules (Shu), seeks to break the rules (Ha), then becomes the rules (Ri) as they have achieved mastery and the rules are no longer necessary.
NvAP TIL when workers were renovating Ireland’s Leap Castle, they found so many human remains impaled on wooden spikes within a wall, it took three cartloads to remove them.
Z80GG TIL that for around 6 months following its opening, Disneyland had a lingerie store on Main Street USA. Guests could buy intimate apparel and watch a presentation on the history of women’s underwear, hosted by an animatronic known as the “Wizard of Bras”.
x7eo TIL - You would get a larger dose of radiation from eating a bag of potato chips every day than you would if you lived next to a nuclear power plant.
9KaB TIL the DC Snipers planned to kill 6 white people a day for 30 days at predetermined destinations, but plans were hindered by traffic.