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TIL the opposite of jealousy is compersion

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BgvJx TIL the British military nicknamed M3 'Stuart' tanks 'Honey' tanks because they had a smooth ride quality. The Stuart tanks were borrowed from the US during WWII.
b9p5E TIL the 2011 Japan earthquake was so powerful that it moved Japan 2 meters to the east and shifted the Earth on its axis.
b6o0p TIL the air lightning passes through after striking can be hotter than the surface of the sun
gMXaL TIL Serial killer Todd Kohlhepp left honest online reviews of items he purchased to use for his crimes before being apprehended including padlocks, a shovel, targets, knives & gun accessories
j6dgQ TIL that "sheeple" is not actually internet slang or a term coined due to modern political discourse. The first documented use of the term appeared in a March 1945 Op-Ed of "The Musical Times' criticizing the BBC.