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TIL virtually every single way of saying 'tea' in each language comes from the Chinese character 茶 (chá), reflecting the origins and widespread trade of tea from China.

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PYy1L TIL At the 1896 Olympics, American Robert Garrett decided to enter the discus event; “to have a try”. He had never thrown a regulation discus in his life. Attendees were laughing, as his first 2 throws narrowly missed hitting audience members. However, his 3rd throw won him the gold medal.
VPkk TIL: A dog named Duke has been the mayor of Cormorant, Minnesota since 2014, having won 3 re-elections.
B94L TIL of the Coronation Chair, Every crowned English & British monarch since the 14th century, except Queen Mary II, has used the chair for coronation.
negGB TIL that for every child born or adopted in Wales, the Welsh government will plant a native Welsh broadleaf tree. The scheme is called Plant! – the Welsh word for children.
EOEp TIL Pangea, the supercontinent that broke apart 200 million years ago to create the continents we have today was at least the 5th supercontinent in Earth’s cyclical history of supercontinents forming and breaking up.