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TIL the original translation of “mortgage” means “death pledge”

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l767V TIL attempted suicide was illegal in Britain in the late 19th century. The sentence? Hanging.
yVPjV TIL that on 1 March 1978, Charlie Chaplin's coffin was dug up and stolen from its grave [..] for ransom in an attempt to extort money from his widow, Oona Chaplin
M5lm TIL that Montenegro has no own currency and therefore uses the Euro despite not being part of the EU. Before that it used the German mark.
kJWZe TIL the Upper Colorado River was named the Grand River until 1921. Before then the Colorado River began at Green River, Utah.
ojGr TIL there’s an Italian sport called Calcio Storico that is a combination of rugby, football, and bare-knuckle fighting. It’s known as the ‘most violent sport’ in the world.