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TIL that a San Diego park’s monorail was named the Wgasa Rail Line after managers requested an African-sounding name. WGASA is an acronym for “Who gives a s*** anyways?”

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78dYb TIL - After the American Civil War, up to 20,000 Southerners emigrated to Brazil. Their descendants are called Confederados, and they still hold festivals with Confederate flags and Southern food. They openly embrace their American ancestry still.
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xQjb TIL that Neanderthals’ voices were actually high-pitched and nasal, not deep and baritone like many assume.
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G875 TIL that the term “Pull out all the stops” refers to an Organ - you pull out stops to change the sound of the organ. Pulling out all the stops makes an amazing sound.