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TIL the French term for Brass Knuckles is “poing américain”, which literally translates to “American fist”

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0EPy TIL that a Vietnam War veteran waited in line at a Jane Fonda book signing just to spit tobacco juice in her face, calling her a traitor to the US for her actions in the 1970s
G0w5 TIL that wasabi is sometimes referred to as “Japanese horseradish”. In Japan, horseradish is referred to as “western wasabi”.
X0X7E TIL that the Nazca Lines in Peru, massive geoglyphs created by the ancient Nazca civilization, were made by removing reddish pebbles to reveal the lighter ground beneath. Some of these lines are over 1,200 feet long and can only be fully appreciated from the air.
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