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4EQg TIL we shouldn’t call terrorists “Jihadists” or “Islamist” since it puts their actions in a positive light. The proper term is “hirabi”, meaning “one who commits unlawful warfare.”
yYal TIL that Exxon’s CEO has been fighting to stop fracking activity near his Texas home
X0PoQ TIL taking fish supplements daily for the past 15 years might not have been a good idea after all
gMnmL TIL that Benjamin Franklin predicted the time of death of a fellow almanac publisher in his own almanac. When the date came and passed with nothing happening, Franklin published the obituary anyway, and insisted that the still-alive man was actually being impersonated by someone else.
Z8Roa TIL in the 1880s, some coffins were equipped with shotguns and explosive devices (“Coffin Torpedos”) to deter grave robbers.