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x5Ag TIL: the word “synonym” has a synonym and it’s “Poecilonym”
4kLRo TIL The phrase “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” came from an advertising slogan created by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and R&R Partners in 2003. They hoped to rebrand Vegas as a place where visitors could let loose. The original phrase was “what happens here, stays here.”
Oo7aa TIL that to fight a communist insurgency in the Philippines, a CIA operative would drain the blood from captured enemy soldiers through two holes in their neck and leave the corpse to be found to spread rumors of vampire (aswang) attacks.
p8dvG The fire at the cathedral in April appears to have caused widespread lead dust contamination, prompting a lawsuit against the city.
a7GZ TIL air fresheners contain numerous chemicals hazardous to our health, such as Formaldehyde, and can cause severe respitory problems.