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TIL that when Mario Party 8 was released in 2007, it was banned in the UK for containing the word "spastic", which is considered an ableist slur for sufferers of cerebral palsy there.

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xV4kD TIL King Edward II of England was killed after Adam of Orleton, one of his gaolers, received a message, reading "Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum est". This can be read either as "Do not kill Edward; it is good to be afraid [to do so]" or as"Do not be afraid to kill Edward; [to do so] is good".
7r5oP TIL coffee was "Satan's drink" before Pope Clement VIII baptized it
yaav TIL that in 1913, Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all lived in Vienna and some were even regular patrons of the same coffeeshop
4doa TIL that a study found that cats are more than capable of recognizing their owner’s voice but choose to ignore it.
5byk TIL of the term Elefantenrennen, which is German for Elephant Race. It refers to when one large truck attempts to pass another with little to no speed difference, preventing anyone behind them from passing.