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TIL The words Mama and Papa (and minor variations) are used all around the world when referring to parents.

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Eg5yd TIL The railway bridge depicted in the film “The Bridge on the River Kwai” actually crossed the Mae Klong river. It was renamed the Kwai Noi by the Thai government after the success of the film in the 1960s.
nWXJ7 TIL a 2,200 year old tomb contained crystal cups that looks EXACTLY like what we use today.
Bg1Ar TIL that in 2004, Reason Magazine sent out 40,000 print magazines to their subscribers with each one of the covers displaying a satellite photo of the subscriber’s house. The feature article was about how databases can be utilized on a mass scale with automation.
Yp0Zx TIL that the past tense for the English word ‘dare’ is 'durst’
R7kv8 TIL of America’s first bank robbery, of $162,821, the thief was caught because he deposited the money back into the same bank.