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TIL that the Danish word for “Cruise Control” is “Fartpilot.”

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ZRxD TIL the word Saudade, a Portuguese word with no English translation, means the empty sadness and longing for that which may never return that accompanies nostalgia.
d8JbE TIL Lady Jane Grey was the unofficial Queen of England for 9 days after Edward VI nominated her before his death since he didn’t want his Catholic sister, Mary I, to take the throne. She was beheaded by Mary I for treason
VaN4 TIL that during the San Francisco Police Department Strike of 1975, the SFPD clashed with the law and the Mayor. Eventfully a bomb was detonated on the Mayor’s lawn with a sign reading “Don’t Threaten Us.”
oQZo TIL a planet shaped like a donut is theoretically possible
VBMXQ TIL it was only 200 years ago Humans discovered Dinosaurs.