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TIL Pandora's Jar was called Pandora's Box due to translation error and the mistake has stuck!

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BraoL TIL American founding father Alexander Hamilton expressed fears regarding the use of pure direct democracy by the majority to elect a demagogue who, rather than work for the benefit of all citizens, set out to either harm those in the minority or work only for those of the upper echelon.
d81NZ TIL a single Dutch restaurant is blocking Wendy’s from opening in the EU
gMAK9 TIL that The Big Beat, a 1980 song by Billy Squier, has been sampled in more than 260 recordings including Jay-Z's “99 Problems”, Alicia Keys' “Girl on Fire” and Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Higher Ground". The original song never charted.
69Pnl TIL the 1992 Super Bowl halftime show caused viewership of the game on CBS to decrease by 22%. So the following year, the NFL asked Michael Jackson to perform. The half time show was a major success, marking the first time in Super Bowl history that ratings increased between halves during the game.
VBExk TIL that in fall when some tree leaves change color, the brown-red-yellow is actually their real color. The green was the chlorophyll used to absorb sunlight that is now broken down and reabsorbed into the trunk to save energy and reuse for next year's new leaves