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TIL Grapple - the grape flavoured apples are defunct - and I'm heartbroken

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XEAJr TIL Jesus' historical name would most likely have been Yeshua ben Yosef haNotzri, which means: "Joshua, son of Joseph of Nazareth"
jNjja TIL, kids growing up in Canada played "The Yukon Trail" instead of the Oregon Trail in the US.
Brmjk TIL on the surface of Phobos there is a huge, freestanding boulder the size of a building, 85m tall and 90m across (279 x 300 feet). Called the Phobos Monolith, it is believed to be a piece of impact ejecta.
6EYDl TIL about the Kearny fallout meter, designed such that someone with a normal mechanical ability would be able to construct it before or during a nuclear attack, using common household items
neKvo TIL about Rédoine Faïd, France's most wanted criminal in 2013. A gangster and serial jailbreaker, one of his prison escapes involved hijacking a helicopter with the help of three armed accomplices.