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TIL that the words “made” and “had” were originally contractions of the words “maked” and “haved.”

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M77nW TIL Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is in Dauphin County. It was named Dauphin to thank France for the help in the Revolutionary War. A Dauphin is the heir to the French Throne. Sadly the young prince Louis Joseph died of tuberculosis 4 years later and his parents lost their heads shortly after.
rNlwe TIL Roald Dahl wrote "The Twits" because of his profound disgust for beards.
M6rV TIL the FDA prohibits products from being packed in containers deceptively larger than what they contain. (Potato chips are exempt because the extra air protects them from being crushed.)
16kM7 TIL Ratan Tata’s illustrious life
Jwe8 TIL The richest black woman in the world is no longer Oprah Winfrey, but a Nigerian philanthropist and oil tycoon named Folorunsho Alakija.