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TIL that the only word in English that ends in -mt is "dreamt", and its extensions like daydreamt and redreamt.

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kJw4B TIL The most popular food dish in India is not curry, but rather Biryani. Its a very old dish that is a fusion of Persian pilaf and Indian spices. The dish is made with spices, vegetables, rice, and usually some type of meat. The spices include nutmeg, pepper, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander
d6WK TIL that tonight will be the longest night in the history of Earth (in the Northern Hemisphere)
mpXE TIL: After 18+ years marooned on an island, the real-life heroine the novel The Island of the Blue Dolphins died just 7 weeks after being rescued
6EbLY TIL of "Mexican Divorce", a practice in the mid 20th century where Americans would divorce in Mexico since it was easier, quicker, and only required the spouses to send in lawyers to the hearings instead of attending themselves.
m4mo TIL Prescott Bush (Grandfather of George W.) was involved in a plot to overthrow the U.S. government and replace it with a fascist dictatorship in 1933.