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TIL that "Corolla" means "little crown" in Latin, and "innermost ring of flower petals" in English

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vPMQD TIL "Me at the zoo" is a YouTube video uploaded on April 23, 2005, recognized as the first video uploaded to the platform. The 19-second video features Jawed Karim, one of the co-founders of YouTube. As of April 2025, the video has received more than 355 million views.
d8Pdd TIL that in 1820, an 80-ton sperm whale attacked and sank the Essex (a whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts). The tragedy attracted international attention, and inspired Herman Melville to write his famous 1851 novel Moby-Dick.
9wYdp TIL Galileo's middle finger is on display at the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy
9xkp TIL more rain falls on a Saturday than any other day, thanks to a seven-day dust cycle caused by traffic and industrial activity during the working week. Since Nature doesn’t generally follow 7 day patterns, they’re a human invention.
oBNEA TIL hand soap doesn't actually kill the germs. Instead, it weakens the structure they're holding onto you so that you can wash them right off.