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TIL the word “mortgage” comes from French, meaning “death pledge”

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Dj4P TIL: All of the images we’ve seen of Bugs Bunny eating carrots were actually misleading. Carrots should not be fed to rabbits. Rabbit’s natural diets do not include roots, fruits, or iceberg lettuce, and that carrots can cause tooth decay and digestive problems.
ly5G TIL that there’s a Japanese expression for the sudden urge to defecate when stepping into a bookstore, “the Mariko Aoki phenomenon”
LpgZ TIL: An ancient planet in our solar system had its outer crust blasted away by asteroid impacts. All that remained was a solid metal core which still orbits the sun today. Scientists now propose sending a probe to this “metal world” to learn more about how our own planet formed.
8gRP TIL: Eggo waffles were originally called “Froffles”. “Eggo” was a name people began using to describe the egg-y taste, and the company eventually adopted the name.
ZpYro TIL of Operation Frankton wherein British Commandos attempted to kayak into German occupied ports during WWII and place limpet mines on ships