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TIL the Lakota word for "white man" literally means "takes the fat" or "takes the largest portion"

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b6DQE TIL that Cotton and Kahn on "King of the Hill" and The Wiz on "Seinfeld" were played by the same actor (Toby Huss)
OoL4L TIL that recently declassified military documents revealed that a solar storm detonated U.S. navy mines during the Vietnam War. Scientists are urging governments to take space weather more seriously as it could have severe consequences on our Earth.
5YxOR TIL in Anchorage, Alaska, many large animals, such as moose, are hit by vehicles. While Motorists get first rights to roadkill; Charity groups sign up to collect large roadkill and the meat is donated to the needy.
Qopk TIL The sudden startled jolt awake sometimes experienced when on the verge of sleeping is known as a hypnic jerk, and is likely a vestigial reflex selected to help primates avoid falling while resting or asleep in trees.
9ZGB TIL there is a 9th century Germanic ‘bible’ which presents Jesus as a warrior-king.