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TIL the word “slave” is derived from “Slav” since many Slavs were commonly enslaved in the early Middle Ages

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Egx8w TIL dolphins actually have names for one another, using a unique whistle to distinguish between different members within their pod.
4XGZR TIL that Beverly Hills, California is named after Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, which was named after the town Beverley in Yorkshire England, which came from the name "Beverlac" in the 10th century, meaning "beaver lake," because of all the beavers in the nearby river.
j6RkE TIL that water is harvested from dense fog with nets
W1lo TIL that during his 1955 tour in Ghana, Louis Armstrong suddenly stopped playing, moved by the fact that one of the dancers resembled his mother, who had died 20 years before. He said: “I know it now. I came from here, way back. At least my people did. Now I know this is my country too.”
4krnN TIL Astrologers do not agree on when the Age of Aquarius will start or even if it has already started