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TIL the saying “scot-free” doesn’t have anything to do with Scotland, but rather refers to a Middle English meaning of “scot” as a type of tax or fee, thus “not required to pay a scot (tax or fee)”

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mkWo TIL that as a result of a 20-year-old online joke that the German city of Bielefield doesn’t actually exist, the city released a press statement titled ‘There Really is a Bielefeld!’. However as it was released on April 1st, this humorously only added to the conspiracy.
woMV6 TIL the Call of Duty video game franchise has had the #1 best-selling game in the US by dollar sales every year from 2008-2024 except for Grand Theft Auto V in 2013, Red Dead Redemption II in 2018, and Hogwarts Legacy in 2023.
W7QK9 TIL: Before Vanna White, came Susan Stafford. Stafford was the first co-host of "Wheel of Fortune". After leaving the show to pursue philanthropy, Stafford said "For seven years, I stood there and turned letters. I had to ask myself if that was any way for a grown woman to live her life."
OGDa1 TIL in 2006, Quiznos sent mystery shoppers to franchise stores and sued owners for not putting enough meat in a prime rib sandwich. The owners won a lawsuit against Quiznos, with the judge calling Quizno's meat-weighing exercise a "charade" to bolster its national ad campaign against Subway.
OoGgg When a United Airlines flight made an emergency landing this summer due to medical situations on board, as the oxygen masks fell down, some passengers’ phone cameras went up. But psychologists say the instinct to snap a selfie in a near-death experience isn’t all narcissism—it’s also about survival and self-preservation.