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TIL that literally has become an example of an autoantonym – a word with two opposite meanings

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0dvmv TIL the director of Captain Phillips didn't allow Tom Hanks and Actors playing somali pirates to meet before filming the movie, so that the pirates can terroize Tom and his crew and create a realistic tension and hostility between them.
E1GPP TIL a Georgia teacher who bought a $400 travel insurance policy was rewarded $10,000 because she read the fine print of the contract. After reading to page 7, she saw a “Pays to Read” bit that said the first to email and mention the fine print contest would win 10K.
loKGG TIL that Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin were all nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
7emb TIL the preferred ringtone for al-Qaeda influenced militants in Mali is laughing baby because it is not music and also is family-friendly
gMGYW TIL Oyster mushrooms are carnivorous and feed on roundworms by secreting a toxin that paralizes and dissolves them so they can be digested by the mushroom