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TIL the Aztec word for "gold" is "poop of the gods"
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TIL that in the Middle Ages, a rose hung from the ceiling of a room meant anything said in this room becomes a secret.
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TIL that before the invention of erasers, writers and draftsmen used to use bread crumbs to erase mistakes.
VBK1k
TIL the phrase "Writing on the Wall" originates from the Book of Daniel (Old Testament) in which King Belshazzar sees a disembodied hand writing the doomed fate of the Babylonian Empire on a wall at a party
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TIL That Hawaii is not protected under Article V of NATO because it wasn't granted statehood until almost a decade after NATO was formed.
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TIL Disney hired a convicted child molester to direct their 1995 movie “Powder”. Victor Salva pleaded guilty to oral sex with a 14 year old actor on set of a previous movie.