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TIL CHEP started as an Australian Government initiative to reuse left over US Army pallets from WW2

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gr999 TIL that the 'brotherly love' in the etymology of the name Philadelphia refers to literal incest, when Ptolemy II married his sister Arsinoe II they both took/were given the name Philadelphos, or 'sibling-lover'.
6EdrZ TIL that Vlad ( Dracul ) got his name from his father . His name had its origin in the Romanian sobriquet of his father, Vlad Dracul ("Vlad the Dragon"), who received it after he became a member of the Order of the Dragon.
nWvLB TIL that The corpse flower, also known as Amorphophallus titanum, emits a odor similar to decomposing flesh to attract its native pollinators, carrion beetles and flesh flies when in bloom. It only blooms once every seven to ten years, and its bloom lasts only 24 to 36 hours.
E140x TIL the quote "Houston, we have a problem" was actually "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here".
neaGB TIL: In 1982, 3 men in Allentown, PA sat on a billboard for 261 days to win a house. It was to promote the station, WSAN-AM’s format change from country music to nostalgic hits. Instead of promoting the station, the contest became a story that symbolized the economic struggles of the early 1980s.