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TIL the word 'jehovah’ is a latinised derivative of God's given name 'YHWH’, this translated abbreviation stemming from 4 Hebrew consonants called the ‘tetragrammaton’ considered too sacred to utter and whose letters were replaced by latin-speaking Christian scholars.

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oRZZR TIL Zip the Pinhead, a famous circus performer reportedly from the Amazon was actually a New Jersey resident who upon passing uttered the final words “we fooled ’em for a long time.”
681l TIL When Hugh Hefner asked teenage model Barbie Benton out on a date, she was hesitant and said “I don’t know, I’ve never been out with anyone over 24”. The 42 year old Hefner replied, “That’s OK neither have I”.
ApBa TIL-Evidence mounts that sea cucumber extracts can kill cancer cells while stimulating the immune system.Previous research on sea cucumber has demonstrated its ability to kill lung, breast, prostate, skin, colon, pancreatic, and liver cancer cells.
VMQZG TIL that Winnie Mandela, wife of Nelson Mandela, operated private security called the Mandela United Football Club, which was responsible for kidnappings, torture, and murder, including that of a 14 year old boy. She is said to be responsible for at least 15 deaths.
6Lbl TIL: The New Zealand government agreed to remove the right of workers to organise trade unions in the film production industry, and to give money to big budget films made in New Zealand in return for Warner Bros making The Hobbit films in New Zealand.