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TIL at least 60% of english words come from latin directly or indirectly(from old french). Still english is not considered a romance language

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PngL TIL that during the Nazi occupation of France, Hitler did not destroy the Canadian Vimy Memorial and told the Allies that it remained intact, as he admired the peaceful nature of the sculpture
6nY TIL, after searching for ‘overkill’, that there is such a thing as a 'nuclear land mine’.
epgG6 TIL: The average American lost 2.6 IQ points to leaded gas; it's 5.7 points for those born between 1971 and 1974. Figure 2C of linked paper shows everyone aged 45-65 had high lead as a kid.
0aW1 TIL that monosodium glutamate (MSG) has no extraordinary negative effect on the human body, contrary to common perception
Xg7D TIL that a US company cannot legally forbid you to talk about pay with your coworkers.