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TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien created the words “dwarvish” and “dwarves”, countering the spelling at the time of the books publication which was “dwarfish” and “dwarfs”, and many dictionaries now consider this the proper way to spell the words.

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wWPo TIL the Warehouse chain Costco previously had its headquarters in Kirkland (now in Issaquah); the city is the namesake of its “Kirkland Signature” store brand.
PVeZ TIL that the silent horror film “The Unknown” (1927) was missing for many years in the archives of Cinematheque Francaise because they had hundreds of film cans marked “unknown”.
yxnV TIL the Russians had a flying aircraft carrier that actually worked and deployed aircraft from the “mother-ship” that successfully engaged their targets
BrxXr TIL gay and trans people were widely accepted in India, until European colonists made them illegal.
j69Xn TIL Jellyfish don’t throw-up or poop, they throop. They throop through their manus.