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TIL Life’s origins may be older than the earth itself

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VMVMp TIL there is a Russian version of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia called "В Москве всегда солнечно" - "It's Always Sunny in Moscow". The gang runs a bar named Philadelphia.
wQW6 TIL Autodidacticism or self-education is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions.
9eDD TIL that while the word “thong” comes from the Old English “thwong”, a flexible leather cord, other languages use various euphemisms: in Brazil it is “fio dental” (dental floss); in Bulgarian “prashka” (slingshot); Chinese it is dingziku (丁字褲/丁字裤) which roughly means T-letter pants
d8kX7 TIL Tylenol can dull emotional pain as well as physical pain
aVW9 TIL The world’s next tallest tower of all time will be built by the Bin Laden family.