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TIL that the English word oil comes from the ancient Greek word elaia, which means olive. So olive oil basically means olive olive.

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ADxd7 TIL of the theft of the Irish Crown Jewels, stolen in 1907, shortly before the visit of King Edward VII Today they would be valued at several million euro. They were never Recovered.
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