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TIL that a single Spaghetti is called a Spaghetto

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6EZyl TIL Two New York Yankees pitchers swapped wives and children--they announced the "change-up" at a press conference in 1973
5Y8Xn TIL in the Philippines, the legal term for car-theft is "carnapping." This is because when cars used to be very rare in the country and were prized status-items, thieves would steal and hold them for ransom like in a kidnapping. Now the term is used for both car-theft and carjacking cases.
BR1W TIL that in 1921, a man in Detroit went so far as to actually kill himself, apparently in order to then communicate with a chosen spiritualist medium, thus proving that the afterlife was real. It didn’t work.
ogxY TIL octopi are known to sneak onboard fishing boats, open holds, and eat the crabs used as bait.
JYVLv TIL some food banks and food pantries accept produce donations. If your garden produced too much, Ample Harvest can provide you a list of local food pantries that will take your excess.