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TIL that Nike is a Greek goddess whose name literally means “Victory”. The Roman name for this goddess is Victoria.

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xKPk TIL Jews arrived in India 2500 years ago and unlike many parts of the world, Jews have historically lived in India without any instances of antisemitism from the local majority populace.
0d1oR TIL about "terra preta" ("black soil"), a very dark and fertile regenerating soil present in the Amazon Basin.
ADVeB TIL the reason we call them an ear nose and throat doctor, is because the actual word to describe them is one of the hardest words to pronounce in the English language. The correct word to use is a Otorhinolaryngologist. o-to-rhi-no-lar-yn-gol-o-gist
y4GM TIL Australia’s explorers Hume and Hovell, fought constantly during their historical 1824 expedition. They agreed to split up, dividing equipment and cutting the tent in half but physically fought over the frying pan. It fell apart, with one man taking the pan itself and the other taking the handle.
aEEN TIL of Piper Bill Millin who played the bagpipes as British Commandos landed at Sword Beach on D Day. He was told by captured German snipers later on that he was spared because they thought he was crazy.