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TIL the original word for a Bear was 'Arkto' but our proto-Germanic ancestors started referring to them as 'bear' which meant 'brown one.' This practice came from a superstitious fear that speaking the predators name would summon him. This is one of the earliest examples of a euphemism.

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BgMab TIL that the FCC has a publicly-accessible map which shows all areas where high-speed internet access is offered by ISPs, and which specific services they offer, and it includes nearly all street addresses in the US
PYaYn TIL of the Stopwatch Gang. Three Canadian bank robbers who were known for their brilliant planning of heists, politeness to victims, and non-violent methods all while robbing banks within 90 seconds.
mj5o TIL “The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness”: Despite the the improvement in the lives of women over the past 35 years, measures of subjective well-being indicate that women’s happiness has declined both absolutely and relative to men. Women from the 1970s reported higher happiness than men.
Jgj TIL that a town in the UK, Berwick-upon-Tweed, was still technically at war with Russia until 1966 when a Russian diplomat and the Mayor signed a peace treaty. The Mayor told the diplomat: “You can tell the Russian people that they can now sleep peacefully in their beds”.
WNEo TIL Truman Capote once autographed around a woman’s navel. Her drunk, jealous husband pulled out his penis and asked Capote if he could sign it. Capote looked at it and replied, “Well, I don’t know if I can autograph it, but perhaps I could initial it.”