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TIL The Spanish word Olé! is a mispronunciation of the Islamic god “ Allah”!, when dancers performed particularly well, the Islamic Moors ( who ruled over Spain) would yell “ Allah! Allah!”

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n5G9 TIL severely disabled people have filed “wrongful life” lawsuits against their parents for failing to prevent their birth.
Yp4kB TIL Mcdonald’s history, in 1961, hamburger university was open in Illinois McDonald’s, where students used to get degrees in the professional making of burgers.
D9lJ TIL the town of Why, Arizona was originally to be named “Y” because two major highways, State Routes 85 and 86, originally intersected in a Y-intersection but the state requires at least 3 letters in its city names.
w698 TIL Of the top 20 most productive power stations in the world, there are only 3 fossil fuel plants and most (including the top 5) are hydro.
XEJ6R TIL that some restaurants used to have 2 menus: a version with the prices listed, and a 'ladies menu', which only listed the dishes (no prices).