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TIL a “deadbeat” in credit card terms means someone who pays their credit card balance full every month

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VMdr8 TIL Nigeria drinks more Guinness than Ireland
mG6p TIL the name of the country Bhutan translates to “The Land of Dragons“, the Bhutanese people call themselves translated “Dragon People“ and the head of state of Bhutan is the “Dragon King“
p8pYA TIL: Eating hamburger patties medium-rare is a lot more dangerous than medium-rare steak because of bacteria concentrations
4XMPJ TIL that the english voice actress for Samara in Mass Effect 2, Maggie Baird, is the mother of Billie Eilish. Crazy.
OnlR TIL that carrots aren’t actually good for your eyes… it’s just a myth that the British government fabricated during WWII. They wanted to keep their newly developed radar system secret from the Germans and had to find some way to explain how they were suddenly shooting down a lot more planes.