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TIL “Tri” in Triscuit isn’t about three but rather elecTRIcity + bisCUIT since cooking with electricity was new technology.

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ZdbD TIL Fiji Water ran ad stating, “The label says Fiji because it’s not bottled in Cleveland”. Cleveland Water Dept responded by running tests comparing a bottle of FIJI Water to Cleveland tap water. FIJI Water contained 6.31 micrograms of arsenic per litre, the tap water of Cleveland contained none
8e7da TIL The middle finger is the penis and the curled fingers on either side are the testicles. By doing it, you are offering someone a phallic gesture. It is saying, 'this is a phallus' that you're offering to people, which is a very primeval display."
Z8pX4 TIL the popular programming language "Python" is named after the comedy group "Monty Python"
grn0W TIL Spain’s intellectual disabled mens basketball team that won 2000 Paralympic gold was found to be faking their disabilities, got charged with fraud, and got the entire intellectual disabled basketball category removed from the Paralympics
0w4Av TIL over $900 billion has been spent “attempting to bring Matt Damon back from distant places” in fiction