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TIL “Chicago” means “skunk land”

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p8GKA TIL British power stations are burning wood from US forests to meet renewables targets
0wp15 TIL that iPhones bought in Japan (and seemingly also South Korea) cannot be muted when using the camera, to avoid creeps taking covert photos and similar
N79QQ TIL that a live action show called "The Ghost Busters" existed 9 years before the acclaimed "Ghostbusters" movie premiered, with no relation to each other.
LAem TIL Bob barker is a black belt in karate and was trained by Chuck Norris and his brother Aaron. He volunteered to fight Adam Sandler in their scene together in Happy Gilmore
Qko6 TIL The Commanding Officer of the Newly-Commissioned USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is Captain James Kirk