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TIL about "Hobson's Choice". It labels an illusion of free choice where only one thing is actually offered.

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e0VZg Today I learned that one of the first human names ever recorded and is still used in modern times is Anita.
WGoN TIL that the at-sign, @, is not a modern invention. It has been found on documents as old as 1345.
9YL17 TIL Leonardo Da Vinci invented a self-propelled cart (powered by two coiled springs and a balance wheel, like a watch) that could drive and even steer autonomously.
8JVK TIL some Colorado airports have marijuana amnesty boxes for passengers who want to dispose their medicine before a flight.
nWkl7 TIL Dan Aykroyd, Joseph Stalin, Ashton Kutcher, and Conan O'Brien were all born with.....webbed toes.