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TIL a “companion” is literally “a person who you eat bread with.” The word comes from Old French compaignon, from Latin com- “together with” and panis “bread”.

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Kp5G TIL of a war memorial for animals in London. It is inscribed “They had no choice”.
yQMQX TIL that the Colosseum was named after The Colossus of Nero, a bronze, 30 meter high statue that was close by and the statue was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
5YORp TIL of Shizo Kanakuri, a japanese athlete who collapsed during the 1912 olympics marathon. Embarrassed, he went home without notifying race officials. He eventually came back to finish, with a time of 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds
jNpEj TIL that Blake Lively has a ton of acting siblings and half siblings. Her half sister was Teen Witch, her half brother was in National Lampoons European Vacation, her brother was in The L Word. Her BIL is Coach Bolton in High School Musical.
Mvx8 TIL in 1957 the BBC aired an April fools hoax about spaghetti grows on trees. Some viewers afterwards contacted the BBC for advice on growing their own spaghetti trees.