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TIL that “poecilonym” is a synonym for “synonym”.

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o5rL TIL - In an effort to solve the extremely high corruption rate problem, Georgia (the country) once fired it’s ENTIRE police force. It turned out that the police WERE the problem and the move actually worked, as the country’s corruption almost vanished in the following three months with no police.
X0mEk TIL: Maine still refers to 29 municipalities as “plantations”. They are between unincorporated areas and a town, size wise
M7yyA TIL there was a craze amongst American foodies for guinea pigs. At one company in Connecticut, imports nearly doubled since 2008 — from 600 guinea pigs per year then to more than 1,000 in 2013. The animals, called cuyes in Spanish, are usually cooked whole, often grilled, sometimes deep fried.
wk8J TIL a round of golf was not set at 18 holes arbitrarily, but because there are 18 shots in the everyday whiskey bottle. One shot per hole.
MpMK TIL In 1942 The Japanese (led by Gen. Imamura) fed 200 American POW’s to the sharks off Java Island in what became known as the Pig Basket Atrocities