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TIL orangutan means the person of the forests in Malay.
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TIL Isaac Newton named indigo as a part of the rainbow because he was really into the number 7.
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TIL the United Daughters of the Confederacy was responsible for the construction of many Confederate memorials, with their mission being to "tell of the glorious fight against the greatest odds a nation ever faced, that their hallowed memory should never die."
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TIL The first man to finish the 1904 Olympic marathon rode in a car half the race. The actual winner had to be carried across the finish line after his coaches gave him a mix of brandy, eggs and strychnine. 4th place stole 2 peaches from a spectator, ate rotten apples from an orchard and took a nap.
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TIL: people used to send telegrams with the word “stop” instead of a period because punctuation cost extra, but the word stop was free.
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TIL: After Eminem had a near-fatal methadone overdose, Sir Elton John supported him during his struggles with opiates, including frequent calls to to check in on him.