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TIL that “Tory”, the common term for a member of the British conservative party, is derived from the Irish word “tóraí”, meaning outlaw, criminal

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R5V9a TIL catnip behavior in cats is hereditary and about 1/3 of cats are not affected by it.
XEReD TIL about ‘Redemption Roasters’ world’s first behind bars specialty coffee company in the U.K. who train offenders professionally in the art of roasting and barista skills and help find jobs in their own coffee shops or with partners.
rRG1M TIL that Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull never took a lesson on flute and only started playing it a few months before recording Bouree. (He started relearning decades later after his daughter pointed out that he was doing it wrong.)
e0Q1E TIL of the 'Great Tech Stagnation': all the truly world-changing tech was made in previous centuries. Today’s innovations aren’t shaping the world order like those of the past.