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TIL that pumpernickel (the German whole grain sourdough bread) literally means "farting devil" or "devil's farts."

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Y81G TIL of PETERS v. FIREMEN INSURANCE CO: man gives woman herpes, she sues him, he claims that since he used his boat to foster romance and sexual conduct the company that insured his boat should provide coverage because they were suppose to cover incidents resulting from his use of the boat.
yQeQa TIL that amnesics who play Tetris and have no memory of playing Tetris still experience the "Tetris Effect"
X0OYD TIL the oldest object in England’s Crown Jewels is a spoon
8WW4 TIL Another assassination attempt to kill Hitler and high Nazi officials were made with explosive devices in the assassins coat pockets on a 10 minute timer during a tour, but failed due to Hitler leaving early only to give the assassin a few seconds to defuse the bomb before exploding
DJkj TIL that microwave turntables that reverse direction every time they are used do so only because of a byproduct of something done to make microwaves cheaper to manufacture