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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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M7LnA TIL in 1998, Gerald Blanchard parachuted onto an Austrian castle at night to steal the jewel "Star of Empress Sisi." He swapped it with a gift shop replica, and the theft wasn’t noticed for 2 weeks. His bold stunt and attention to detail made it one of the most daring heists in modern history.
Egpn0 TIL As secretary for the chancellery in 1503, Machiavelli was dispatched to Rome to gather intel and report on the new conclave after Pius III died 26 days into his papacy. He reported the % Giuliano Della Rovere was expecting to get and had the news of his election hours before it was announced
Moob TIL that when Louisiana law enforcement refused to act in a timely manner, a kidnapping victim’s family got their guns, tracked down her captor, killed him and ultimately saved her.
e0OKg TIL that Tatooine was planned to be a jungle planet, but was changed because of the idea that spending months filming in the jungle would make Lucas "itchy".
4XEMJ TIL that RH null is a blood so rare, only 40 people in the world have it. It's a universal donor among many people with other rare blood types, and as such has been called the "golden blood" because its life saving capability is enormous.