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

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jywM TIL of SS judge Georg Konrad Morgen, who investigated corruption and murder - in Nazi concentration camps. He investigated more than 800 people for criminal activity in the camps, over a period of two years. He prosecuted so many people that Heinrich Himmler had to directly order him to stop.
jNpBj TIL a reverend of the Freedom Church of Revelation asked the Vice Chancellor of Delaware for permission to settle a lawsuit with a "trial by combat to death." The Vice Chancellor rejected this request. This happened in 1983.
OomX7 TIL: the Budgerigar, aka a parakeet, is the 3rd most popular pet in the world, after the domesticated dog and cat
D4Bp TIL of Cannibal Holocaust a film that depicted genuine on-screen animal killings and violence so convincing, the director was arrested and forced to prove the 4 actors werent actually killed on screen.
rEXo TIL Malta holds the record for the longest sustained bombing attack at 154 consecutive days and nights during WWII. For their resilience, every citizen on the island was awarded Britain’s George Cross for bravery.