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TIL the word “loot” came from Hindi and Sanskrit on India during colonial times until England adopted it into the English language

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R5YBl TIL of John Wilkes, a MP who sought freedom of press and argued against fighting the American war of Independence, was outlawed after the Earl of Sandwich (for whom the food was named after) read an erotic poem Wilkes had written as revenge for when Wilkes played a prank in their hellfire club.
QJGe6 TIL Queen Elizabeth’s favorite snack is chocolate biscuit cake and that she has one slice of the cake every single day. Even when she's traveling a supply of the cakes is transported with her.
JYBvB TIL that the Indian Government refused to pass on meteorological information about a cyclone to their rival, Pakistan. The cyclone went on to kill over half a million people in East Pakistan (Today Bangladesh).
LQmwr TIL that The Matrix (1999) motion picture is a disguised depiction of Jesus's Life, where Neo's Life is about finding out if He's The One. He gets killed only to get resurrected. Cypher is Judas and Morpheus is John The Baptist.
1a8pW TIL that the #1 movie on IMDb for years was the Godfather, but fans of the Dark Knight started giving it low ratings in an effort to make TDK the #1 movie. TDK didn't stay on top, but the Godfather was given just enough low ratings to make it fall to the #2 spot, behind the Shawshank Redemption