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TIL that the term boycott is named after the land agent Charles Boycott, against whom the tactic was used by Irish nationalists in opposition to the system of English landlords in Ireland

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J04B TIL that people tend to like dogs more than cats because dogs have evolved to have expressive eyebrows and are easier to ‘read’
mEAY TIL that when Mel Blanc, famous Loony Toons voice actor, fell into a coma, he was unresponsive until a neurosurgeon addressed him as Bugs Bunny… to which he replied, “Myeeeeh. What’s up doc?”
4gvR TIL that Russia was once ruled by an impostor who claimed to be Ivan the Terrible’s son. He is now known as “False Dmitry”, and it’s never been certain who he really was.
BWAr TIL that one Swedish family is indirectly controlling one third of the country’s GNP
D1Exr TIL: In the "Greatest Hits" version of the PS1 Spider-Man game, the cheat code menu was removed. This was because developers realized that the cheat to play as Mary Jane would result in the final cutscene featuring a long lesbian kiss between Mary Jane and herself.