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TIL that the Georgian word Shemomedjamo means “to eat past the point of fullness because the food tastes so good”. It roughly translates to “I accidentally ate the whole thing".

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8p6a TIL a study shows your postcode is more likely to affect your future more than genetics. There is a website that compares English postcodes.
xVO71 TIL that in 1980 a drilling rig in Lake Peigneur drilled into a mine underneath the lake causing the lake to drain, a connecting canal to flow backward, the highest waterfall in LA, and 400-foot geysers. Eleven barges, the drilling rig, one tugboat, and 65 acres were destroyed.
Bg44e TIL Ian McElhinney (Barristan Selmy) was "miffed" when he found out his character was being killed off in Game of Thrones via his season five shooting schedule instead of a sitdown or phone call. He was also "disappointed" because he was looking forward to an expanded role for Selmy in season six.
WkoB9 TIL that Robert Smalls who born into slavery stole a confederate military ship, disguised himself as a captain, used a secret code book and hand signals to pass Confederate guard ships, rescued slaves and families, worked as military advisor to the union until war ends and ran for Congress and won.
16VYr TIL that in the year 301, a stonemason was falsely accused of being a woman’s estranged husband. He allegedly fled up a mountain, built a monastery, and lived as a hermit. The isolated mountain community has been self-governing ever since, and is now the modern nation of San Marino.