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TIL what “runners trot” is…. Ew

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lb05 TIL that to avoid using the German-sounding word “hamburger” during WW2, American’s used the term “Liberty Steak”.
9wO9M TIL Lockheed’s Skunk Works was named as such be of a stench. The original team had a super time critical first project and had to sleep near Lockheeds assembly plant in a parking lot in a rented circus tent - next to a plastic factory.
69Yxm TIL the Georgian word for "Father" is pronounced similar to the English "Mama"
Yp8xW TIL that owls do not have eyeballs. Rather tube like eyes. This prevents them from being able to move them.
lorpB TIL coffee drinking is associated with a decreased risk of dementia. Drinking 3-5 cups of coffee per day in midlife is associated with a decreased risk of dementia by about 65%.