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TIL that Japan’s Imperial line has Korean roots

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GOeJ TIL: In Spanish, “esposas” means both “handcuffs” and “wives” and it is not a coincidence
ADZXd TIL Mikhail Kalashnikov regretted creating the AK-47. In a letter to the Russian Orthodox Church in 2012, he said never intended for the rifle to become the preferred weapon in conflicts around the world.
neEZB TIL: Because of a botched surgery intended to repair a severely perforated eardrum, that actually caused permanent inner ear damage, Stephen Colbert wasn't able to scuba dive for a marine biology job he wanted which pushed him to comedy. The damage to his eardrum also left him deaf in his right ear.
dDkjd TIL that the Romani people originated in the region of present-day Rajasthan, India. Their patron saint Saint Sarah is AKA Sara-la-Kali, "Kali" being a reference to the Hindu goddess Kali who is a popular goddess in northern India.
p8NQp TIL there is fountain in Chicago called ‘shit fountain’. The artist created a giant bronze coil of feces as both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.