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TIL Ressentiment is a sense of hostility toward an object that one identifies as the cause of frustration, i.e. an assignment of blame for one's frustration. The sense of inferiority complex and jealousy in the face of the "cause" generates a rejecting value system which attacks the perceived source

BrxYW TIL the actor of Scruff McGruff was arrested in 2011 for possession of 1000 marijuana plants, 9000 rounds of ammunition, and 27 weapons including a grenade launcher
4pnR TIL that the song “Macarena” tells the story of a woman who cheats on her boyfriend, Vitorino, when he’s out of town, with “his two friends” that “were so fine”, and now wishes to take home anyone that can dance in an acceptable manner.
6mJ8 TIL that Guyana is the only South American country that isn’t part of Latin America because it’s official language is not Spanish, French or Portuguese.
kJ7QE TIL that a novel helped fix the author's relationship with his father. Donald Conroy was a USMC pilot who violently abused his children, including author Pat Conroy. Pat fictionalized his father as "The Great Santini" in a novel. Reading about himself caused Donald to admit his flaws to his family.
axQJ TIL when Astronaut Ed Mitchell was asked what it’s like to stand on the moon, he said: “From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.’