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TIL that the word "confetti" in English and in Italian means 2 different things (respectively little pieces of paper or plastic that you throw at parties, and almonds covered in chocolate and sugar that you gift to wedding guests)

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16kbD TIL film score composer Hans Zimmer played synths in the first ever music video that was aired on MTV (video killed the radio star)
1joW TIL Charles Darwin married his first cousin with whom he had ten children. Three died as infants and three were infertile. He was the first to raise the question if incest may cause weaknesses in offspring after studying inbred plants in his garden.
R7D14 TIL about Ethan Couch, a man who killed 4 people in a drunk driving accident in 2013. His punishment, after fleeing to Mexico and getting caught, was to wear an ankle bracelet and adhere to a 9 PM curfew. In May 2019, a Judge removed his ankle bracelet. He is now essentially a free man.
4RmN TIL Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon earnings were invested in a floating restaurant, a fudge-making hotel, a computer game, a film nobody saw, a skateboard company, a car hire business, and a children’s shoe factory. All complete failures. They fled to France as tax exiles and recorded The Wall.
BXgK TIL that as an unintended side effect of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, a human free nature preserve has been created that is now acting as a valuable habitat to many endangered species, such as the Korean Tiger and Red Crowned Crane.