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TIL about the Mandela Effect, in which large groups of people share a misinterpretted memory.

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xVrv7 TIL that it was said of the Khmer Rouge's Brother Number Two, that 'in comparison with Nuon Chea, people considered Pol Pot a paragon of kindness'? Also he was not punished for his many, many murders until he was 81.
J17Pk TIL the term 'Brainfreeze' is a registered trademark of 7-Eleven
EgW0o TIL the typical Japanese dish "tempura" comes from Portugal. The name comes from Latin "tempora", meaning "times" or "time period", referring to fasting times when Cathloics avoided eating meat and ate fish or vegetables instead
78Jjb TIL the US Federal Government lost $236 billion from "improper payments" in FY 2023
0dyLM TIL of the great auk, a penguin-like bird that roamed the North Atlantic until it went extinct in the mid-19th century. One of the last known members of the species was killed by a group of Scotsmen who believed it to be a witch.