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TIL there is no scientific evidence that white people originated in the Caucasus, as the term “Caucasian” suggests. Rather, the term was created because Noah’s Ark allegedly settled there, and therefore the first humans were supposedly white.

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oRNg7 TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books.
XEZwk TIL about “sheep dipping,” a practice known in intelligence circles where a member of the Army is “officially discharged from service” as a part of their covert cover, while in secret, are still eligible for rank promotions and military benefits.
R5Lk7 TIL The unique sound of the drums in the famous drum break in Phil Collins 'In The Air Tonight' was an accident after a studio intercom button was activated in the studio when Collins was recording a Peter Gabriel song. The engineer heard the drums thru the intercom, loved the sound, and used it.
yVPga TIL about the Barnes Opening, considered one of the worst chess openings and deemed as having almost no strategic advantages and a lot of drawbacks.
QJgvL TIL that BumbleBee Tuna had an awful fatality in 2012 where an employee was pressure-cooked... Alive...