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TIL that Reddit is latin for “He gives back or he returns”

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QJkEk TIL Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian army officer who collaborated with Nazi Germany during the occupation of Norway, eventually established his name as a synonym for "traitor" in Norwegian and English.
P1akG TIL: Brussels sprouts actually do originate from Brussels
Lk6yV TIL thief Matthew Ryan Hahn stole a safe that contained evidence of the sexual abuse of a child. He risked life imprisonment to turn in the memory card so police could “remove this animal from the streets”
neQA9 TIL Mealworms are able to consume various forms of plastic, and can eat Styrofoam containing a common toxic chemical additive with no ill effects, and still be safely used as protein-rich feedstock for other animals.
GAmkN TIL the Philippine Eagle is the largest eagle in the world, stands at one (1) meter in height and has a wingspan of about two (2) meters.