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Today I learned that “blue” didn’t exist in ancient times (e.g. it’s rarely used in the Bible, not used in the Iliad), and that in most languages “blue” is typically the last color word that evolves (red is usually first).

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pYAeQ TIL that in 1901, Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas were wed by a priest. Elisa, wearing a suit and donning short hair, presented as a man. She told the priest that she was called ‘Mario’ and concocted a fake backstory. The priest married them believing they were a heterosexual couple.
69ojY TIL theft is so rare in Japan that people often use wallets, purses, laptops or phones to save their seats in cafes and public places, leaving them unattended while they go buy food or go to the bathroom.
XEvkX TIL that Simeon II, the last Tsar of Bulgaria, who reigned in the 1940s, is still alive and working. He served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005.
GNx4 TIL that Colorado mom faked son’s cancer for donations and collected $23,000
XNOQ TIL that the Ancient Egyptians used 12 months of exactly 30 days, with 5 days of festivities at the end to add up to 365