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TIL: That hops and cannabis are closely related
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TIL cats have fewer toes on their back feet
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TIL that the first national speed limit law of 55mph passed in 1974 in the US was not because of safety concerns, but because fast-traveling vehicles would have exacerbated the oil shortage at the time
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TIL Indiana Jones may have been inspired by American political scientist William Montgomery McGovern, who by age 30 had already explored the Amazon and braved uncharted regions of the Himalayas, survived revolution in Mexico, studied at Oxford and become a Buddhist priest in a Japanese monastery.
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TIL In the original script of the Matrix film, Switch changed genders upon entering the Matrix, which coined their name, Switch. This may be a reflection of Lana Wachowski’s struggles with her gender identity, which were unknown to the public at the time.
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TIL about calques. Calques are loanwords from other languages into English. However, unlike loanwords (ex:restaurant), calques are translated into English. Examples include: potsticker, beer garden, ear worm, and flea market.