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TIL Texas got its name from an Indian word, “tejas” or “thecas”, which meant friends, and was used to greet Spanish Missionaries.

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KOEmR TIL that Manta Rays have shown evidence of being sapient/self-aware and are the smartest fish in the ocean outside of dolphins
m1d1x TIL in 1998, Sony had the opportunity to acquire the rights to nearly all of Marvel's characters for $25 million. However, they chose to only purchase the rights to Spider-Man for a mere $7 million, citing that "no one cares about the other Marvel characters."
OGAEY TIL about Alexander Abian, an Iowa State professor who thought that blowing up the Moon would end natural disasters on Earth
6En5Z Til that Beethoven has "curious tempo selections" in his works that musicians today generally adapt the tempo from what was written. Historians believe in 1815, a deafening Beethoven was gifted an inaccurate early metronome by J. Mälzel that is likley to have been sabotaged/broken in a fit of rage.
9wPrr TIL that Japanese bus drivers held a 'strike' while carrying on with their jobs