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TIL that “Re:” which is often used on subject line of emails is Latin for “on the matter of”. I used to think it’s an abbreviation of ‘regarding’ or ‘reply’.

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1507 TIL George Lucas gets paid every time you see an ad for the Motorola Droid. Because “Droid.”
1aaaW TIL that Budweiser is actually a stolen name from a Czech brewery in the city of Budvar (Budweiss) and they’ve been fighting over it since 1907.
gx8X TIL in 1951 a 21 year old Clint Eastwood was a passenger aboard a Douglas AD-1 bomber that ran out of fuel and ditched off the coast of California. He escaped serious injury and swam 3 miles to shore.
Br7De TIL that in 1777 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom. When it was enacted, religious freedom was guaranteed to all persons, including Muslims, Jews, and Hindus. In addition it also was one of three things listed on Jefferson's grave.
OoMRe TIL in 2002 a fake Johnny Bravo live action movie poster with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson showed up on the net. The Rock liked the idea and pursued to make the movie a reality but it never came to fruition