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TIL that the term “Hunky Dory” probably came from the Japanese phrase “Honcho Dori” which means “main street”, meaning it is the real deal.

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OoyP6 TIL: Aretha Franklin was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
D1wXp TIL Davy Crockett left Congress and the U.S. after vehemently opposing Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act.
70M TIL that the Ancient Olympic games were competed in the nude and were cancelled due to Christians viewing it as a Pagan festival
oROR7 TIL Woody Harrelson's father was a professional hitman who died in prison after assassinating a federal judge.
7rPaX TIL that the Vatican has nominated St. Isidore of Seville to be the patron saint of the Internet, a seventh-century theologian and encyclopedist who tried to record everything ever known.