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TIL Robot is Czech for serf labor and Asimov was the first to use the word Robotics

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DxoD TIL There is a word that is the opposite of ‘sparkle’. The word is 'darkle’.
kJJ0g TIL Only 8 percent of tariffs on aluminum for cans went to the government. The rest was pocketed by the aluminum manufacturers.
0VdN TIL In the 1960’s, Solomon Burke was once booked to sing at a KKK rally. It was only when he showed up that the organizer noticed that he was black.
014v TIL last time somebody died from a spider bite in Australia was in 1979
W7g4X TIL that there's a sport called Motoball, which is essentially soccer played on motorcycles. Each team comprises 5 players on motorbikes and one player on foot, who serves as the goalkeeper. The ball used is slightly larger to accommodate the unique nature of the game.