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TIL that the name PEZ is an abbreviation of PfeffErminZ, which is German for peppermint.

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6964Y TIL that Native Americans ate some species of white clover plants raw.
jwjM TIL Singer James Blunt auctioned his sister off on eBay as ‘a damsel in distress’ when she was unable to get to a funeral. The winning bidder picked her up in a helicopter. They dated for 3 years and are now married.
ZpKMQ TIL about "Windows Refund Day", an event in 1999 where Linux laptop owners protested at Microsoft headquarters because they couldn't get a refund for their bundled copy of Windows
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