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TIL that the game craps is called craps because the name derives from the French word crapaud, meaning toad, where players would squat down in the streets like toads

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KOaKG TIL after 4 years of coming last for amount of tourists in the United States, Nebraska changed their slogan to "Nebraska: Honestly its not for everyone".
KY8WQ TIL that Vince Clarke, one of the Depeche Mode founders, left the band because he didn't like fame. He then launched two more bands that ultimately also became famous - Yaz and Erasure.
KOAv6 TIL that Dysthanasia is the opposite of Euthanasia and happens when a person is kept alive artificially despite being terminally ill without regard to their quality of life.
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