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TIL the word punch is a loanword from Sanskrit (pañc), meaning “five.” The drink was originally made with five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, lemon, water, and tea or spices

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NXx1J TIL the city of Sialkot, Pakistan makes about 70% of all footballs/soccer balls in the world
eRME TIL that in the Mandingo fight scene in Django Unchained, when the man asks Django how his name is spelled, Django says “The D is silent.” The man replies “I know.” This is because the man is Franco Nero, the man who played Django in the original movie “Django,” in a cameo role.
DQLye TIL that when Ford released the Model T in 1908, it cost $825 (adjusted to about $28,000 in 2023). Despite the popularity (about 15 million would eventually be sold) Ford kept dropping the price over the years, and by 1925 the basic model cost $260, the equivalent of about $4,500 today.
6Ek6Z TIL that for his performance at a comedy club, Andy Kaufman once brought a sleeping bag onto the stage, curled into it, and spent his entire act napping before the audience.
pbXG TIL customer loyalty cards that start with two “free” stamps/punches out of 10 are more than twice as likely to be used than 8-stamp cards.