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TIL of hyperforeignism, when people mispronounce foreign words that are actually simpler than they expect

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e0JZE TIL European demand for wildly popular sugar sweetened beverages fueled the slave trade of the 18th century colonial economy.
VB098 TIL that D-Day was conducted on June 6, because that was the birthday of Rommel's wife.
gnJ7 TIL a 15lb 14oz baby was offered a football scholarship to LSU in anticipation of his future size. He went on to be drafted in the NFL.
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