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TIL that "aubergine" is another name for eggplant

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5Y6a8 TIL Of all the high-ranking members of the Nazi party – many of whom were Catholics – only Joseph Goebbels was excommunicated, and he was not excommunicated for his involvement in killing millions of people (mainly Jews), but because he married a Protestant woman.
oROKY TIL that Steve Jobs soaked his feet in toilets
PYnVE TIL in 1992, Tupac created "The Code of Thug Life", a code of ethics designed to combat street violence among gang members such as not committing carjacking or not harming children. It is considered one of reasons for the decline of crime in Los Angeles since then and was introduced in other cities.
7agO TIL women can use PMS as a defense in the court
mxPkx TIL that Johnny Carson caused a nationwide toilet paper shortage in 1973 by claiming on national TV that there was a toilet paper shortage.