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TIL that the pseudonym Mark Twain actually comes from an archaic name for two fathoms, and that previous iterations of his name included “Josh” and “Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass”.

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0Ddy TIL that in Japan, women use the euphemism ‘Sailor Moon is visiting’ for when they’re on their period. To capitalize on this, the creators of Sailor Moon released an officially-licensed range of character-themed menstrual pads.
GErJ TIL Geraldo Rivera is largely responsible for the Satanic Ritual Abuse Panic of the late 1980’s
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XEjR8 TIL Lamborghini registered the unique motion of how the doors of their cars opened as a motion trademark.
YpRbB TIL that there is a road in Brussels called "Ceci n'est pas une rue" ("This is not a road") in honour of Rene Magritte