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TIL "Pokemon" means 'pocket monster(s)'

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YpYOZ TIL that during WW2 an operation to destroy German heavy water plant (in captured Norway) had to delayed as a cooperative Norwegian caretaker was missing his spectacles, the bomb fuse was lit only after caretaker specs were found (as during the war, new eyeglasses were nearly impossible to obtain).
P1XBg TIL the word of the year 2024 in Ukrain was "busification". Busification is a form of forced conscription where you're shoved into a van by conscription officers.
NVN8 TIL George Clooney used to have a pet potebellied pig named “Max”. The pig shared Clooney’s Hollywood Hills home, as well as Clooney’s bed, and frequently made cameos in interviews. He is often credited with saving Clooney’s life by waking him up before the Northridge earthquake on January 16, 1994.
WkmO8 TIL that Edamame beans are just unripe soy beans
GYK7E TIL that soap is not meant to kill bacteria and viruses, just wash them down the drain.