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TIL that the colour orange was named after the fruit, not the other way around.

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oRNxW TIL that Stevie Knicks's current touring guitarist pleaded 'no contest' to child pornography charges in '98
VEGm TIL the deserts of Tunisia housed the original Star Wars movie sets for the film’s planet Tatooine. More than 30 years after the premier of the first movie in the series, the sets are still very well preserved and visitors to Tunisia can even stay in Luke Skywalker’s home.
b9d84 TIL about 'the Tridge', a three legged wooden footbridge that spans the confluence of the Chippewa and Tittabawassee Rivers in Chippewassee Park in Midland, Michigan. The three legs span out to Chippewassee Park, St. Charles Park and the Farmer's Market areas.
b6mNZ TIL that a small city in Canada has been celebrating Wrestling Day on January 2nd, every year since 1959, where all the businesses are closed so that people can wrestle with their hangovers for an extra day after New Year’s Eve.
R7JZ9 TIL: To stop people stealing American road signs with the number 69 on them, Washington state has replaced many of them with signs that read 68.9