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TIL that the term ‘Viking’ denotes an occupation not a people

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1a7rO TIL that the story of the Dutch "Tulip Mania" is wildly exaggerated, and was propaganda created by religious Calvinists to promote the notion that "wealth is ungodly"
ZpY6v TIL Louis Braille faced resistance towards and doubts about his writing system for the blind, called Braille. His school burned books he and his classmates had transcribed into Braille, since the school thought that the effectiveness of Braille was a threat to their revenue.
naL7 TIL Daylight Savings Time was originally started to conserve energy, but has since become obsolete.
beXj TIL that the origin of the term ‘Wiki’ comes from the Hawaiian word wikiwiki which means quick or informal.
4OPo TIL that the four ghosts in Pacman are programmed to act differently: red chases you, pink just tries to position itself in a set way, blue tries to ambush you, orange is random.