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TIL that the invention of tea bags was an accident/misunderstanding. Tea was meant to be removed from the bags before being used, but nobody told the first recipients that…

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KXa TIL the word “lullaby” comes from the Hebrew meaning “Lilith, begone”. It was a prayer to keep children safe from the demon woman.
kEMg TIL that during the 1800s, some artists created beautiful and intricate patterns using algae under a microscope. They are called diatom arrangements.
g91W TIL in 1625 English officers called off an invasion of Spain after their soldiers stopped off at a local winery and got hammered
NP7Q TIL:While Eminem was in rehab, Elton John would call him weekly to check on him.
X0a0X TIL Chandra Kumari Gurung, a Nepalese woman, spent six years in a mental hospital after being mistakenly identified as a mental patient due to her inability to speak Korean.