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5lAr TIL that a Roman merchant who sold fake jewels was sentenced to face a lion in the arena. When the gate finally opened, a chicken walked out. Emperor Gallienus proclaimed “He practiced deceit and then had it practiced on him.”
rNDY4 TIL that the idea to start Nvidia happened in a Dennys
Bawb TIL the term bucket list is derived from the phrase kicking the bucket which is derived from the kicking of the bucket from under your feet as you hang yourself.
WkkY4 TIL that once or twice a week, employees at the Israeli airport collect “lost” balloons from the arrivals hall and take them to childrens’ hospitals around the country.
lo6X1 Today I learned that there is no worldwide uniformity on how many continents there are, and many are taught that North America and South America is just America or The Americas.