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BrKBx TIL that the word ‘quarantine’ comes from 14th century (Venetian dialect) Italian ‘quaranta’ meaning 40, which was the number of days a ship had to stay off shore if suspected to have infections on board. Fitting.
80PL TIL the 4th horror film ever made, The Haunted Castle, was a remake of the 1st horror film ever made.
RoaQ TIL Chinese people hate seat-belts so much they wear fake ones on their t-shirts and use novelty buckles (including bottle openers) to silence the alarms.
N7koN TIL there’s even a crater on the moon named after a Confederate officer.
KYdYR TIL in the sixties many people thought Paul McCartney was dead and secretly replaced by a look-alike. People tried to find clues in the music and Beatles artwork and it became an international phenomen.