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TIL like "R.I.P." many ancient Romans had "NFFNSNC", non fui, fui, non sum, non curo, inscribed on their graves meaning “I was not; I was; I am not; I do not care”. A epicurist philosophy.

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QJkgE TIL that the town of Boring, Oregon's sister city is Dull, Scotland. "Dull has helped put Boring on our map," says OR state representative, Bill Kennemer. "People are starting to hear about Boring and they come and stop." The town is now developing a relationship with the Australian town of Bland.
LQrlV TIL at the height of operations during the Berlin airlift, one plane reached West Berlin every thirty seconds. The C-47s and C-54s together flew over 92,000,000 miles (148,000,000 km) in the process, almost the distance from Earth to the Sun.
VyA4 TIL It was “Flavor Aid,” not “Kool-Aid” that poisoned the suicidal members of the Jonestown Massacre, an incident which gave us the phrase “don’t drink the Kool-Aid.”
rjNd TIL that Jews believe God has a 72 letter name that allows the speaker supernatural powers. This name allowed Moses to part the Red Sea
R7Jp8 TIL they don’t use street addresses in Nicaragua and instead navigate by reference points. For example, “two blocks to the lake, then go three blocks south and one down.” This method is even used to address mail and deliver pizzas.