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TIL: The subtle difference between inquiry and enquiry. Within British English, inquiry suggests some formality, and enquiry refers to a more causal "seeking out."

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j6dlp TIL about Yang Kyoungjong, a Korean soldier during WW2 that was conscripted to fight for Japan, was then captured and forced to fight by the Russians, and then again captured and forced to fight for the Germans at Normandy. He was then finally captured by the Allies and sent to the US.
KrVE TIL that if you connect jello to an EEG brain scan, it registers as being so alive that you wouldn’t legally be allowed to turn it’s life support off.
VMNZB TIL a 13,000 year old farming village was instantly ended when fragments from a passing comet exploded in mid-air, leaving behind glass spheres, melted iron/sulfur, and nanodiamonds.
8aXKV TIL a man’s mother was murdered by a hitchhiker whom he’d encountered that very same evening. He’d seen him in the vicinity of his home before finding his mother’s body, and told the police the hitchhiker was the culprit. They didn’t believe him until they found evidence supporting his story.
PYwvw TIL The famously large President Taft followed a weight loss program. Taft was in contact with Dr. Yorke-Davies for over twenty years and kept a daily record of his weight, food intake, and physical activity. Taft managed to go from 340 to 244 pounds and walked 3 miles to the Capitol every day.