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TIL the term Heimweh (homesickness) was coined in the 17th century for Swiss mercenaries. It was seen as a medical condition that supposedly only affected the Swiss—until the 19th century, when it was recognized as universal.

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n94b TIL Gang boss Monk Eastman decided to enlist in the Army at age 42 to fight in WWI. During his physical, the doctor asked Monk in which war he got all of his knife and bullet scars. Monk replied, “Oh! A lot of little wars around New York”
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eZ06 TIL that despite only making cameo appearance, Stan Lee has now moved up to the 3rd highest grossing US box office actor of all time
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Oj8g TIL there is a shade of blue that can’t be detected by graphics arts cameras, which layout editors use to write/draw notes directly on the thing they’re editing