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Yp11Z TIL the Pentagon was built in less than a year and a half and was only supposed to be temporary
ykEM TIL the name “Häagen-Dazs” is completely meaningless. The Jewish creator of the ice cream wanted a “Danish sounding” name to honor the Danish treatment of Jews during WWII and said gibberish names until he found one that he liked.
78wRM TIL the modern banjo is derived from a mix of West African skin instruments and European neck & string instruments. It was first recorded as being used by Caribbean slaves in the 17th century.
QJAwX TIL a dragonfly can live for 5 years but only develops wings in its last 2-4 months of life. During its second stage of life, the nymph lives a water-bound existence where it molts (sheds skin) up to 12 times before developing wings.
JY9G1 TIL people were still using the phrase 'abracadabra' in the late 1600s to try to ward off the plague in London