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TIL Compuserve, my first personal 'online' experience (after Usenet in college) still had active forums running, until today...

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nW7Kd TIL that Grenadine syrup is pomegranate flavored, not cherry. The name “grenadine” originates from the French word grenade, which means pomegranate.
6lkl TIL Ancient Greeks used to go to the gym naked – the word ‘gymnasium’ means “school for naked exercise”.
dDxlj TIL that female tarantulas can live over 30 years!
5VNQ TIL surgeons hold scissors with their thumb and ring fingers.
P4Yg TIL Dove once ran a “Natural beauty” campaign which centered around “real” looking women. It turned out all of the women in this ad series had been Photoshopped.