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TIL that “cicisbeo” is the male equivalent to a “mistress!”

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m1KmP TIL the English word for Trombone used to be Sackbut
neoa9 TIL For every mile traveled, motorcyclists have a risk of a fatal accident that is 35 times higher than a car driver.
16QpX TIL that Iran used jamming of control signals and spoofing of GPS to capture an American drone in 2011. Iran have since reverse engineered the drone to construct their own.
BgBrW TIL "sideburns" got their name from American Civil War general Ambrose Burnside, who was known for his unusual facial hairstyle that connected thick sideburns by way of a moustache, but left the chin clean-shaven.
NQ6P TIL: 90% of interracial violent crime is committed by blacks against whites.