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TIL, A Spanish creole widely spoken in the Southwest Philippine City of Zamboanga.

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eN0n TIL in 1599, Shakespeare satirically wrote that the governments would eventually make the masses fat because lean men are dangerous, whereas fat men are easier to prevent from revolting and keep entertained.
jrmQ TIL that there is a “zip bomb” that expands to 107000000 times its original size when unzipped and can be used to bypass antivirus software.
DOev TIL There is an app for Icelandic natives that allows them to make sure they aren’t about to bang a relative
VMQ0D TIL that Jesse Pinkman's (Breaking Bad) character was planned to be killed at the end of the first season. The fact that it was so well received prompted the show runners to continue with it
WklBY TIL Empress Catherine the Great had an intimate relationship with philosopher Dennis Diderot. They had daily meetings talking politics and philosophy during which Diderot would make his points by slapping the monarch's thighs. She emerged from their meeting with her thighs "bruised and quite black"