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TIL that “Boo” comes from the Latin, meaning “I am crying aloud!”, which means that when ghosts say “boo!” they are basically saying “I am yelling!”

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kOyAB TIL that a vehicle drop off point where a driver can discharge passengers directly under cover from the elements is called a "Porte-cochère" ,which literally means 'coach gateway', and they were originally designed to be used by horse-drawn carriages
JYkA4 TIL Koko, the signing Gorilla had a partner. Ndume was loaned to Koko's owners on condition that he be returned to the zoo upon Koko's death, to start a new family, which they refused to do, claiming that Ndume(the Gorilla) overheard the discussion about him moving, and became upset about it
dDDYE TIL That according to some Astronomers the best way to view the Earth and the Moon is not as a planet and a satellite but as a binary planet system
Mepk7 TIL about the Great Papago Escape where twenty-five Germans successfully tunneled out of an Arizona POW camp near Phoenix. They built a raft, hoping to float their way down the Salt River, and eventually into the Gulf of California. Their plan failed when they learned the river was mostly dry.
rNaW4 TIL Jerry Lawler of WWE fame began a feud with comedian Andy Kaufman, wrestling him and slapping him on TV while Kaufman shouted profanities and threw coffee in his face. Later, as himself in Man on the Moon, he stated that his feud with Kaufman was staged and the two had actually been very close.