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TIL That the 'con' in con-artist means 'confidence'
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TIL that during the filming of Jackass 3D, Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and the rest of the crew banned beer from the set to help Steve-O maintain his sobriety.
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TIL that, contrary to popular belief, there is only one known instance where pirates buried their treasure. William Kidd buried his treasure on Gardiner Island before he was hanged. The myth of buried pirate treasure was later popularized by novels like Treasure Island.
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TIL Thomas Jefferson could read and write in 6 languages Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, and English. Post death, a number of books, dictionaries, and grammar manuals also suggest he knew Arabic, Gaelic, and Welsh.
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TIL NBA player Steven Adams is the youngest of 18 children, all boys avg height 6'9 and the girls avg 6'0 and one sister Olympic Gold Medalist Shotput
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TIL we get the word “tomato” from the Nahuatl people of Mexico.