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TIL that “Jacuzzi” is an ACTUAL brand name that has become a generic trademark, and not just an Italian name for “hot tub”….just like Q-Tip, Xerox, and Kleenex.

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BrL7y TIL of Rimjin-gang, a network of underground journalists operating in North Korea who work to smuggle out news and videos from the country
jNwJj TIL of cucamelons. They are a fruit that is about the size of a grape, looks like a watermelon, and taste like a mix between a cucumber and a lime.
P00g TIL: Alexander the Great strongly promoted shaving during his reign in the 4th century BCE to avoid “dangerous beard-grabbing in combat”, and because he believed it looked tidier.
yVLeV TIL Twilight Saga actor Taylor Lautner wife's official married name is Taylor Lautner.
neoGo TIL the popular Japanese dish ramen is actually Chinese and was introduced to Japan only 100 years ago; it was originally known as “shina soba”: shina for China, soba for the noodle dish already well established in Japanese cuisine.