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TIL the Number 1 regret of the dying is not having the courage to live the life they wanted

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6Erow TIL In ancient Greece, an “idiot” was anyone who didn’t participate in political or public arenas. It comes from the word idios, meaning “self” or a selfish person who ignored political debate and didn’t participate in politics. As the word implies, it was someone who was “separated from the whole.”
DKjP TIL Original Tabasco sauce is aged 3 years in oak barrels
4X9jN TIL Koalas don’t actually get drunk or high from eating eucalyptus, that’s a myth. The leaves just take a long time to digest so they have less energy.
9wZdD TIL that around the turn of the 20th century, so many people got tetanus from infected wounds from 4th of July fireworks, it got a nickname of "Patriotic Tetanus".
ZpnOD TIL that in 2020, "Mad" Mike Hughes built a steam-powered rocket for $18,000 and launched himself in it in an attempt to prove the earth was flat. The rocket's parachute deployed shortly after launch, causing the craft to crash into the ground. Hughes died on impact