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TIL of Fedspeak, described as a 'turgid dialect of English' used by US government officials, notably Alan Greenspan, in order to avoid difficult questions on reports and statements

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epeaE TIL that a Chalupa is a shallow boat, not just a tasty fast food taco/burrito snack.
M7QbV TIL A Single Tomato Has More Genes Than A Human - 7,000 More Genes Than a Human To Be Specific And Science Can't Explain Why
W7JJA TIL a sequel to Gladiator was drafted in which Russel Crowe's Maximus is resurrected as an immortal warrior by the Roman gods to kill Jesus Christ and his disciples. He would have then fought in the Crusades, Vietnam War, and WWII before landing a job at the modern-day Pentagon
5Vmrp TIL that the Spiders could theoretically eat all humans on Earth in just one year
a8wwM TIL that 20 percent of people in Greenland have attempted suicide, compared to 5-6 percent in the UK and US