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

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wX5M TIL that the name “refried beans” comes from a mistranslation of the Spanish name for the dish, “frijoles refritos.” The “re-” was taken directly from the Spanish name, but in Spanish the “re-” prefix actually means “very” or “well.”
VwMp TIL that Allied forces planted a uniformed corpse with a briefcase in Spanish waters so it could be found and the contents of the briefcase would be leaked to the Germans in order to fool them of the Allies next moves. The idea came from Ian Fleming.
GAo7J TIL of Idi Amin's full title: "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular"
WVb4 TIL Steve Irwin and Charles Darwin owned the same tortoise.
695NJ TIL That in response to a lawsuit, hackers from the Anonymous group took PlayStation network offline for 23 days and leaked the creditcard informations of 77 million users