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TIL that the Bible translation for calling Mary a “virgin” is wrong.

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O1GL TIL that the word “metaphysics” literally means “after physics”. An early editor of Aristotle’s works needed a placeholder name for the untitled philosophical book that came after the the book he called Physics.
ZM1B TIL Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck are all college dropouts. (click arrow at top-right to pan through)
dQ8B TIL fashion designer Ralph Lauren’s original name is Ralph Lifshitz. He changed his name because, in his own words, “it has the word ‘shit’ in it”.
OGQXa TIL that the "Once More With Feeling" ep of Buffy The Vampire Slayer was left off the ballot form for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction due to a typo
yQEje TIL John Candy was paid $414 for his role in Home Alone (1990), doing it as a favor for screenwriter John Hughes