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TIL that Donkey Kong was so named because his creator believed ‘donkey’ meant 'stupid’ in English and wanted to convey the impression that the character was a “Stupid Ape”

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k6am TIL that the U.S. government classifies marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance, defined as the most dangerous category. Cocaine and meth are placed in the less dangerous Schedule 2.
mxJXR TIL that Sea Stars will purposely detach an arm as a means of asexual reproduction and the new Sea Star will be an exact genetic replica. In fact, some species do this as a dominant form of reproduction.
xVoAD TIL of “Gu”—a poison created by placing scorpions, centipedes, and snakes in a jar and having them fight. The poison would be drawn from the survivor and then used to incapacitate enemies in Ancient China.
d8O7E TIL after Larry Bird left Indiana University, he worked collecting trash in his home town. When leaving for college a 2nd time, this time at Indiana State, he told his co-workers, "I'll be going up there to get a little education. Then I'll be back and be boss of you guys."
mxQrO TIL that the capital of modern Macedonia was the capital of the Dardanian kingdom and was never part of ancient Macedonia.