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TIL it wasn't originally aluminium or aluminum, but alumium

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N7eoN TIL that The word "PEZ" comes from the German word for peppermint—PfeffErminZ
pO5O TIL Corona, CA is sometimes referred to as the ‘record holder in the fumbled time capsule category’ with 17 time capsules buried – and lost
OGo76 TIL of the “Taliesin Massacre” where Frank Lloyd Wright’s servant barricaded his home, lit it on fire, and killed 7 people with an axe
wLkVo TIL that a Spanish government worker was absent from work for six years but continued receiving a salary of $41,500 annually and his bosses only found out when he was eligible for a long service award. He retired in the end.
yQw5p TIL that E is the most used letter in the English language, at 13%, and Z is the least used, at 0.074%