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TIL that the word “nickname” is just a screwed up version of “ekename,” which means “additional name.” People confused “an ekename” enough that it became “a nickname.”

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woPJJ TIL that Dalai Lama, spiritual figure of Tibetan Buddhism, is a prominent watch collector with his most valuable watchpiece being the Patek Philippe Ref. 658. He received it when he was 8 years old.
6Ej8w TIL that U.S. Congressman John Reilly bought the South Fork Dam, sold the dam's critical sluice pipes for scrap, then resold the dam to a club for wealthy families. Further alterations resulted in a failure that killed 2,209 people and destroyed 1,600 homes. No damages were paid.
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GYN8G TIL that butter sticks are differently shaped and packaged differently depending on whether you live east or west of the Rocky Mountains.