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TIL that "Mum" in the saying "Mum's the word" is a Middle English word, meaning "Silence"; derived from the "mummer" who does pantomime and just acts without saying anything

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y6Bl TIL that a Chicago man bought a car in his ex-girlfriend’s name and - after the breakup - abandoned it, illegally parked, in O'hare airport. The car then accumulated over $100,000 on 678 parking tickets, which the city asked the ex-girlfriend to pay.
l7jWa Today I learned about Victorian 'Coffin Torpedoes', a system of triggers that detonated an explosion of lead balls if the coffin lid was opened after burial, to deter grave robbers.
DQE0D TIL orcas can get dehydrated
d8BL9 TIL that "Home Alone" was the third highest grossing film of all time worldwide, at the time of release, after "Star Wars" and "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial".
ZVVp TIL Rhode Island gets 3% bigger at low tide.