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TIL A “moment” is 90 seconds according to Old English

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pYaZZ TIL The name Chicago comes from the Algonquin language: “shikaakwa,” meaning “striped skunk” or “onion.”
KPXR TIL when American troops came to England during WWII, they had to be taught that in Europe whites and blacks mixed
RrWQ TIL That the CIA was in contact with generals planning to assassinate the South Vietnam president on Nov. 2, 1963. Kennedy “rushed from the room with a look of shock and dismay on his face.” He had not approved Diệm’s murder. Kennedy was assassinated 20 days later.
aJgN TIL that in the 18th century there was a “moral panic” because of the spread of the reading of novels.
aw4p9 TIL When Charlie Chaplin won his honorary Oscar in 1972 for “the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century” he received a 12 minute standing ovation.