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TIL that “begs the question” doesn’t mean ‘asks the question’, and instead is a logical fallacy that means 'the conclusion lacks support’.

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5Y51B TIL in 2009, Germans bought more copies of “Farming Simulator” than of GTA4.
P1JPw TIL of The Niagara Escarpment. The escarpment is the cliff over which the Niagara River plunges at Niagara Falls, for which it is named.
gGYy TIL If someone spots a lost child at the beach in Argentina, they put the kid on their shoulders and start to do a slow, rhythmic clap. The people around them join in, and the clapping gets louder and louder. The parent follows the beat until they reunite amid whistles and cheers.
E19Px TIL George Harrison was still only 26 years old when the Beatles broke up.
QJVOe TIL The Wild Thornberrys was the first Nicktoon to exclusively use 22 minute stories. Other Nicktoons relied on 10-11 minute stories, using 22 minute stories occasionally. Usually, Nicktoons focused on kids, but after running focus groups, they found kids fixating on the parent-child relationships.