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TIL that the Greeks had a word for something like gaslighting: eristic arguments.

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VBnjm TIL: The US Navy once fired a torpedo at a ship carrying the president of the United States
dD8xK TIL that the medals John Lennon wore on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band were owned by the Grandfather of drummer Pete Best who was kicked out of the band years prior.
ab4b TIL The “couple” in the famous V-J Day in Times Square photo were actually complete strangers, the sailor was drunk and grabbed the nurse who didn’t see him approaching. She later said “That man was very strong. I wasn’t kissing him. He was kissing me.”
AY5n TIL in the late 1920s Lysol disinfectant was marketed as a feminine hygiene product.
kXW TIL that you is the formal version (like “Sie” in German or “lei” in Italien) and “thou” the informal version (like “Du” in German or “tu” in Italian). That makes English one of the most polite languages ever (repost after 2 years)