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O8ge TIL that in Latin, the word for a “woman that earns” also means “prostitute”.
7ZrP TIL that geologists have discovered a fault system that could make North America a much closer neighbor to Europe
Lkner TIL in 1996 Michael Hutchence presented Oasis with a Brit Awards trophy and during the acceptance Noel Gallagher said, “Has-beens shouldn't be presenting awards to gonna-bes.” Afterwards, Hutchence secretly re-recorded the INXS song "Elegantly Wasted" to include the chorus, "I am better than Oasis".
9wbXm TIL Elephants can distinguish human voices by sex, age, ethnicity, and language.
kJBpB TIL Stonehenge was once owned by a man named Cecil Chubb. Who bought it for £6,600 in 1916. Roughly about half a million pounds back then. He gifted it back to the UK shortly after.