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TIL The word 'avocado' comes from an Aztec word that also means testicle.

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ANAo7 TIL that the flaming chalice for Unitarian-Universalism was created by an Austrian Jewish refugee named Hans Deutsch, who took inspiration from flaming chalices of oil at ancient Roman and Greek altars
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LkyKQ TIL about Félicette, the first and only cat to make it to space & back
kOo5m TIL Homer Simpson was born on May 12 1956, meaning that the Springfield resident turns 62 this Saturday
0dr8j TIL people are still learning Manchu language (used by the Chinese Qing empire) to study ancient Qing texts in Taiwan (but Manchus now speak Mandarin Chinese, and FYI the Chinese most people in the world now learn is a Manchu accent Chinese)