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TIL “Lucifer” means “light-bringer” in Latin - even Jesus Christ was named Lucifer - not until later Christian tradition did the name lose its heritage and take on a more sinister connotation.

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1ar4W TIL about the Phoebus cartel, which in 1925 met in Geneva to curb the longevity of incandescent light bulbs. This is a strategy called "planned obsolescence" to generate repeated sales and maximize profit.
dD5EE TIL that transplanted organs can change the host’s personality to align more closely to the donor’s personality.
ZGjD TIL a study by British sociologists found 7 distinct social classes: Elite, Established middle class, Traditional working class, Technical middle class, Emergent service workers, New affluent workers and Precariat. Whom people know and what they do contribute to their class as much as income.
LQoyZ TIL that Jelly Beans use an ingredient called Shellac, which are secretions from bugs
N78k8 TIL in 2003 two Iron Age bodies were discovered in a peat bog in Ireland. One stood 6 foot 6 inches tall and had manicured fingernails while the other had hair styled with hair gel. Both had been brutally murdered.