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TIL the word "synonym" has two synonyms - "poecilonym" and "polyonym"

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mxOBv TIL about the Battle of Hayes Pond, an armed confrontation between Lumbee Native Americans and the KKK in which the Lumbee were successful in disrupting the klan rally and ending significant KKK activity in the southern region of North Carolina.
D1Alp TIL when James Cameron was an unknown director, he sold the rights to "The Terminator" for $1 so that he would be allow to direct the movie.
KOAp4 TIL that in 1980s in small town in Missouri, a horrible town bully was killed in front of 46 witnesses, and not a single one of them wanted to say who did it
dnPE TIL Louis CK’s canceled show, “Lucky Louie” was met with deep criticism from the president of a religious organization. On a radio talk show with Louis, the man admitted to never having seen an episode of the show himself.
NBKQ TIL McDonald’s Canada published the Big Mac sauce recipe and other secrets on their Youtube channel, and even teach you how to replicate their flagship burger.