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TIL that British colonists borrowed the word "shampoo" from Hindi

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wLvB8 TIL Stalin had a son who he hated and who was later captured by the nazis. The nazis thought they could use him as a bargaining chip to trade to his father Joseph in return for Nazi generals. In response, Stalin said, "I do not trade generals for soldiers" Stalin's son would later kill himself.
XgAD TIL that Roger Ebert had some reservations about Chewbacca’s depiction in The Empire Strikes Back, asking “How can you be a space pilot and not be able to communicate in any meaningful way? Does Han Solo really understand Chew’s monotonous noises? Do they have long chats sometimes?”
PYJnZ TIL George Washington borrowed The Law of Nations from the New York Society Library and didn't return it. Mount Vernon estate returned the book in 2010 (221 years overdue) after the Head librarian joked they were "not actively pursuing the overdue fines," they would appreciate having it back.
pYQlN TIL about Gimcheon Sangmu FC, a professional Korean football club owner by the military where every player is a professional footballer who is currently serving their two year military draft
bLG9 TIL the insecticide"BTI" was discovered when a man stumbled upon a stagnate pond in Israel where he noticed dead mosquito larvae. Scientists isolated the bacteria strain found in pond, creating the safest and most effective way of managing and killing mosquito populations throughout the world.