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TIL the word “apple” was originally used for any fruit. The word “fruit” only showed up much later.

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XEj46 TIL that the founder of Nidec Corporation, Shigenobu Nagamori, has his own manga named "Man Hotter than the Sun"

9YmOX TIL in 1999 when Christina Aguilera attended her boyfriend’s high school prom the DJ played her just-released single "Genie in a Bottle", but the students left the dance floor en masse out of jealousy.

9JxG TIL the earliest known recipe for macaroni & cheese dates back to 14th century England

BrdNK TIL that, despite producing about 38 billion ballpoint pens each year, China had yet to acquire the technology to produce their own pen tips domestically until 2017.

OxPg TIL that a member of the National Guard was accused of kidnapping and raping a woman. He lost his job, wasn’t allowed to deploy with his team and began suffering health issues. The woman later admitted that she lied and the sex was consensual. She was sentenced to 32 days jail.