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TIL I learned that the meaning of “abracadabra” is derived from Aramaic (ancient Hebrew) meaning “it is created as I speak it”.

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vg7D TIL Albertville, France’s electricity is powered by Beaufort cheese. Since whey is unnecessary to make Beaufort cheese, bacteria is added to the whey. This transforms the whey into biogas. This gas is then fed through an engine which heats water to 90°C (194°F) to generate 2800 MWh/yr of electricity
5pXk TIL of the Eulachon, a fish so oily that it can be set on fire and was used as a light by Nisga'a people.
PNBJ TIL there’s a whole genus of spiders whose scientific names all derive from characters from the movie “Predator”
Me1b TIL that the Basque language is so ancient that their word for axe, aizkora, literally means stone (held) high, or stone on top.
4gb TIL Ernest Hemingway used a machine gun when fishing, to shoot sharks, and was the first person to ever boat a giant tuna in an undamaged state.