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E1aAX TIL the phrase "Turn a blind eye" (willfully ignore information) originated from Admiral Lord Nelson in 1801, who used his injured eye to see through his telescope during the Battle of Copenhagen when he wished to ignore his commander's signals, which resulted in their victory.
JY4A4 TIL “Gotham” comes from an older English for “goat home” and was first used to characterize New York in 1807 because the inhabitants where considered by the author a foolish and self-important people.
r5G0 TIL that wherever smoking bans have been introduced, people actually drink less alcohol as a result.
DQKXj TIL Fregoli syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise
kOpP4 TIL A&W tried to sell a 1/3 Pounder to compete with McDonald's 1/4 Pounder but, despite rating better in flavor during blind testing and being priced the same as its rival, the 1/3 Pounder flopped because Americans consistently believed 1/4 was more than 1/3.