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TIL Quisling is a term used in English to mean a citizen or politician of an occupied country who collaborates with an enemy occupying force – or more generally as a synonym for traitor or collaborator. The word originates from surname of the Norwegian war-time leader Vidkun Quisling.

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1NXX TIL that Lord Byron’s nickname for William Wordsworth was William Turdsworth
egmE TIL before the kale fad of 2013, Pizza Hut was one of the largest purchasers of kale. They used it ornamentally to decorate the salad bars.
KgPQ TIL in 2004 a man was found naked and beaten behind a Burger King. With dissociative amnesia, and despite multiple attempts including DNA, scientists have yet to determine the identity of this man who calls himself Benjaman Kyle.
R5L4a TIL: Since the year 2000, 5 new elements have been added to the periodic table. The 7th row of the periodic table is finally filled.
yVjee TIL that only male narwhals have the famous narwhal “unicorn” horn, so almost all depictions of narwhals in pop culture are males. In addition, the “horns” are actually tusks, or external teeth similar to a human’s pointy canine teeth.