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TIL that, because of the gyroscopic precession of the Earth, the ancient Greeks and Romans didn’t have a North Star

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4kr86 TIL there is a peak in Canada named after American president John F. Kennedy, called Mount Kennedy, in Yukon. It was named in his honour almost a year after his death, in 1964, and was specifically picked out by the Canadian government.
KYv6E TIL In most of the world, "corn" simply means the cereal crop most dominant in a region and can refer to any number of grains such as rye, wheat or oats. In most countries corn is called maize, coming from the Spanish maiz via the Taino mahiz.
W7Vlo TIL “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God” is mistranslated from Aramaic word for “rope” to the Greek word for “camel”.
yVGrM TIL that if you like your coffee with milk, it will be warmer if you put the cold milk in it right away and wait for 15 minutes, than if you wait for 15 minutes first then put the milk in it.
XvyQ TIL that school officials used a 15 year old as bait to catch another student suspected of sexual abuse, and still denies responsibility for her being raped because of it.