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TIL Gentlemen should rest merry - not merry gentlemen should rest. There’s a comma you don’t sing in the Christmas carol “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”

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X0OvE TIL that the name of the orchid comes from the Greek word for testicle, "ὄρχις", because of the shape of the twin tubers in some plants of the genus Orchis. This resemblance is also why the Middle English word for certain orchids was "bollockwort", from "bollock" (testicle) and "wort" (plant).
b99WQ TIL, there are catholic writings going back over 100 years, where they freely admit that the RCC had no biblical authority to change the sabbath from saturday to sunday.
jNLVN TIL that Trey, famous for his 'basketball game tomorrow' on Vine, did not only win the match, but also beat cancer after being diagnosed at just 11
mxBNR TIL buffets are called "vikings" in Japan. This is because a Japanese restaurant manager went to Sweden and liked smörgåsbords so much he copied the idea at his restaurant. This Swedish word was too hard to pronounce in Japanese, so the word "vikings" was used instead after a employee suggested it.
PYB8Z TIL that the chevy suburban started back in the 30s as a station wagon being fitted to commercial frames called the Suburban Caryall, it was adopted for use during WWII by the US Armed Forces. This makes the Chevy Suburban the longest running nameplate with 85+years of consistent manufacturing.