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TIL The Philippines got its name from king Philip II of Spain, while Indonesia is thought to be derived from Greek with indos meaning "India" and nesos meaning "islands."

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WkO9A TIL Reggie Strickland holds the record for the most losses as a Professional Boxer with 276
JOE8 TIL that Thomas Edison was an advocate for monetary reform in the United States. He was ardently opposed to the gold standard, and debt based money. Famously, he was quoted in the New York Times stating “Gold is a relic of Julius Caesar, and interest is an invention of Satan.”
e0PRL TIL Mona Lisa died from The Plague
by59 TIL the scent given off by each person’s unique immune system is the second-most important criteria (after disposition) women use to assess potential partners. Women are more likely to find people attractive who have with immune systems unlike their own.
ak6Z TIL In 1575, a German mass murderer nicknamed Puschpeter is reported to have kept his wits after being impaled. The stake hit his spine and he berated the executioner. Puschpeter commanded the executioner to draw the stake out of him and gave instructions for how to make the impalement properly.