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TIL that the Ersu Shaba script—used to write the Ersu language of Sichuan, China—makes distinction between glyphs written in different colors. For example, the glyph "starts and moon" means "dim" when written in black, and shining when written in white.

GYRbN TIL that, after the Norman Conquest of England, nobles referred to the meat they ate in French, but the peasants who raised animals for meat referred to them in Anglo-Saxon. This is why modern English has words such as beef and pork for meat, but cow and pig for the animals it comes from.
aw0mb TIL of super recognisers, people with the ability to recognise faces much strongly than normal people, 80% more! Scotland Yard have a squad of 200 of these types of people.
epDpn TIL that eels in the River Thames (which flows through the middle of London) are “hyperactive” as a result of cocaine ingestion. Compared to other major cities, the level of cocaine entering London’s water system is much higher.
N7VgN TIL Prince is the sole credit on his first album. He sang all the parts and played all the instruments, including acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes piano, synth bass, various keyboard synths by Oberheim, Moog and Arp, orchestra bells, drums, percussion and bass guitar.
8ewNG TIL about Jospeh Simek, a Wisconsin bar owner who decided to create his signature pizza recipe. His pizza was a big hit selling 2,000 a day. He decided to name it after his bar that was situated next to a cemetary, Tombstone Pizza.