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TIL that mid grade gasoline doesn't really exist and is usually blended at the pump

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J1a6Q TIL the word “vagina” originated from the Latin word for “sword sheathe.”
VMlWG TIL that the Hatian Revolution was "the only slave uprising that led to the founding of a state which was both free from slavery, and ruled by non-whites and former captives."
R7Mga TIL Captain Herbert Sobel, portrayed by David Schwimmer in Band of Brothers, landed at Normandy, fought in WW2 and received the bronze star. He later attempted suicide but failed, blinding himself. He died from malnutrition 17 years later. No services were held after his death.
05yR TIL Robin Williams was agreed to be paid $75,000 for voicing the Genie in Aladin, which went on to gross over $200 million domestically. Disney later sent him a late Picasso painting (estimated at the time to be worth $1 million) as a way of thanking him for his work.
4kWjX TIL English composer Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji - hailed as one of the finest brains since Da Vinci - was extremely reclusive. A self-described “claustrophiliac,” he planted 250+ trees around his house to deter visitors. He only met friends once or twice per year, and would accept only one at a time