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TIL In Turkey, the word for “turkey” is “hindi”, meaning “India”. In India, the word for “turkey” is “peru”.

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a8gwb TIL soon after the famous D.B. Cooper hijacking, 5 other copycat hijackers employed the same tactics on other flights. All 5 survived their parachute jump which forced the FBI to re-evaluate their initial conclusion that Cooper was likely killed during his attempt.
loaDa TIL about the saffron crocus flower that is used to make the most valuable spice in the world (by weight)-- saffron. It can take 50,000–75,000 plants to produce 1 pound of saffron.
j659N TIL that 6 years ago, one of the islands that make up Papua New Guinea voted overwhelmingly to become their own Independent Nation, and will become officially recognised as it's own country in September of 2027.
W7a79 TIL: Early iPhone users in the US who did not specify a billing preference were mailed incredibly detailed bills of around 50-100 pages long from AT&T, itemizing every data transfer including background traffic for email, web browsing, and text messaging. One woman even got a 300 page bill.
8awkK TIL Some spiders disguise themselves as ants by pretending their two front legs are antennae.More than 300 species of spiders are known to mimic the outward appearance of ants, a phenomenon called myrmecomorphy.