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TIL that there is a spacecraft cemetery in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

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9YOym TIL that the term “mental retardation” which we now deem “inappropriate”, was a medical term for people with intellectual impairments, invented to replace terms that were more offensive. The American Association on Mental Retardation introduced it to be a neutral term in 1961.
LLnv TIL In German there is a word for when cables under the desk tangle and create a mess: Kabelsalat (Cable Salad)
m1GKv TIL that research on the Harry Potter book series found that it helps reduce readers’ prejudice toward minority groups.