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TIL Shakespeare invented the name « Jessica »

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1xvX TIL MIT researches have developed the world’s toughest tongue twister: Pad kid poured curd pulled cold.
OWD6 TIL that jetlag from traveling west is associated with depression, while jetlag from traveling east is associated with mania
e09j4 TIL the Lancia Gamma had such a badly-designed engine that even turning the steering to full lock could cause high strain on the timing belt, leading to it snapping and causing significant engine damage.
p8OwA TIL mosquitos prefer type O blood over others... which explains why I’m so prone to be attacked.
ep0Ab TIL The Mapuche of South America were one of the very tribes successfully resisting Spanish control, staying independent for over 300 years. They called the Spaniards "New Incas", because the successfully resisted the Incan Empire as well. They were only subjugated in 1883