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TIL that the Spanish Flu was named that because it’s effects on countries involved in WW1 were censored for morale. Spain was neutral and thus papers reported on the flu hitting Spain, making people believe Spain was hit especially hard

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M7LA TIL the word “perks” is an abbreviation of the word perquisite.
kJ0a1 TIL that Duluth, Minnesota is the world's farthest inland port accessible to oceangoing ships. It’s accessible to the Atlantic Ocean 2,300 miles (3,700 km) away via the Great Lakes Waterway and St. Lawrence Seaway.
b9a50 TIL checked bags used to be free. US Airlines started charging fees due to after-effects of the 2008 recession and they’re staying now mainly because the public has largely accepted the fees.
W79MB TIL the US box office for the James Bond film No Time to Die was $160,891,007.
wN17 TIL the Hopi Nation boys cross country team has won 25 straight state titles using the same sacred training methods their ancestors have used for more than a thousand years in the exact same villages.