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TIL pretzels are supposed to look like someone praying

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7rg8O TIL that the word "Nazi" is actually German slang for "backwards peasant", a term that existed before the Nazi party. We used it as an insulting abbreviation the their actual name, Nationalsozialistische. Hitler hated being called a Nazi. Also, the origins of a bunch of other terms.
9Wdp TIL the guy who wrote and directed the movies “Jeepers Creepers” and “Jeepers Creepers 2” is a convicted sex offender for video taping and raping a 12 year old boy. 10 years after he got out of prison he was given 27 million to make these two movies.
Mrj8 TIL that almost nothing can live in a modern cornfield ……but corn
Eg5vP Today I learned that Minnesota is the only US state with a French motto
QJ8Xd TIL that Cobie Smulders who played Robin from HIMYM was diagnosed with ovarian cancer which resulted in having surgeries to remove tumors all the meanwhile shooting season 3 of the show.