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TIL the name Jessica was invented by William Shakespeare for The Merchant of Venice.

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WkmQ9 TIL that slaveholders in the US knew that enslaved people were escaping to Mexico, the U.S. tried to get Mexico to sign a fugitive slave treaty, but Mexico refused to sign such a treaty, insisting that all enslaved people were free once they set foot on Mexican soil.
kZNe TIL Wearing red-tinted glasses before you go out into low light will help train your eye to focus better
Eg0dW TIL Africa accounts for just 3% of the world's trade
BQyy TIL That Coca-Cola deliberately designed Tab Clear to fail, in order to tarnish the public perception of Pepsi’s rival clear soda and ultimately sink both products.
m6wE TIL that the Disney movie “Moana” had to change its title in Italy to “Oceania” because of a famous pornstar with the same name