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TIL the first time Reddit was mentioned in the New York Times, it was described as “foolish collectivism” that “grinds away the Web’s edges and saps it of its humanity”. (June 10, 2006)

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rQ5M TIL in 2015 a French court renamed a baby after the judge ruled that the parents’ decision to the name the child “Nutella” was not in the child’s best interest
5V5nk TIL Ancient Greek used to ostracize potential tyrants with a vote, essentially forcing them to leave the city
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