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TIL that while the word “thong” comes from the Old English “thwong”, a flexible leather cord, other languages use various euphemisms: in Brazil it is “fio dental” (dental floss); in Bulgarian “prashka” (slingshot); Chinese it is dingziku (丁字褲/丁字裤) which roughly means T-letter pants

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rNNOw TIL The original John Madden Football (1988) took 3 years to develop due to John Madden insisting that each team have 11 players while EA was entangled in a legal battle with Bethesda Softworks. The game was known internally as "Trip's Folly" in reference to Trip Hawkins, the founder and CEO of EA.
VB7Gp TIL of the Christmas Bombings of December 18-29, 1972, Where the United States reletlessly bombed Hanoi and Haiphong targeting both military and civilian areas, including schools and hospitals. Thousands of Vietnamese civilians were victims to this campaign.
P1ZYG TIL in Red Heat (1988), a Larry Fishburne is credited in the opening titles. This is Laurence Fishburne who opted to use his full first name for his role as Ike Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It in 1994
BrapL TIL of Jacklyn Lucas, a Marine who jumped on two grenades and survived. Joining at the age of 14, he buried the first grenade in the ash, laid on it, and then grabbed another one and buried it too. Despite having 250 pieces of shrapnel and 26 surgeries, he survived.
LQjBp TIL coconut water (the liquid inside a young coconut) has been used as a substitute for human blood plasma in emergency situations. It’s far from ideal but it can work.