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TIL that although English is considered a Germanic language, 60% of the vocabulary is of Latin or French origin.

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lo561 TIL that in response to the infamous "Poop Cruise", Carnival's court filing stated that the passenger contract "makes absolutely no guarantee for safe passage, a seaworthy vessel, adequate and wholesome food, and sanitary and safe living conditions."
kvgg TIL George Washington had a fear of being buried alive. Even in his last words, he ordered his staff to wait two days after his death to bury his body.
69VJY TIL: Photojournalist Richard Drew, who captured “The Falling Man” on 9/11, was also only one of four press photographers present at the assassination of JFK.
jd6X TIL Genghis Khan’s chief adviser was a captured scholar named Yelu Chucai. His contribution to the Mongol Empire was to suggest that the Mongols not kill everyone, but tax them instead.
PomJ TIL a Colorado man built an armored bulldozer and went on a citywide rampage of revenge, destroying $7M in property before committing suicide from inside the tank.