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TIL the “Overton Window” is political shorthand for pitching an outrageous idea first in order to make a less radical idea seem more appealing

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4XnMN TIL Captain Robert Knox (1641 – 1720) of British East India Company was imprisoned for 20 years in the south asian island of Ceylon. Upon his escape he bought back a "strange intoxicating herb" unheard of in Europe. The herb is known today as Cannabis Indica.
epB7D TIL wheeled luggage was first seen as a niche women’s product until the 1970s. Department stores initially refused selling wheeled luggage for fear it would make men feel “wimpy”.
6EkA8 TIL: while Austria derives its name from the Germanic for East, Australia gets its name from the latin for South
5VgED TIL that the popular show Umbrella Academy was originally a comic book series, and it was created by the singer of My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way.
R5pml TIL of the genre of music called Medieval Bardcore. Here is Afroman's - Because I Got High.