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TIL “Turn the other cheek” actually means that you are demanding equality from an abuser…and not passively accepting assault.

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16nWd TIL Physicist JJ Thompson, famous for discovering the electron, won the Nobel Prize in 1906. SEVEN of his students later won Nobel prizes, and this list should probably include his own son who also won the award.
x686w TIL of Ireland's first billionaire. Sir Tony O'Reilly was a star on the Irish national rugby team, had the highest grade on the national bar exam, became CEO of Heinz ... and declared bankruptcy in 2016.
Z877Q TIL elephants evolved to keep their testicles inside their body because predators kept biting them off.
AnZl TIL there is a fish named Salema porgy when eaten causes severe hallucinations lasting up to 36 hours. It was a party drug during the Roman Empire
gMKOb TIL: Charlie Chaplin made the Hitler taunting film, "The Incomparable Despot", in 1940 utilizing his own cash since none of the Hollywood studios were happy with infuriating the Germans as they had money related relations with them. The film is said to be perhaps the best work of Charlie Chaplin.