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TIL There was a short lived French version of “The Office”; in the pilot Jim put Dwight’s stuff in cheese instead of jello.

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8r98 TIL refried beans aren’t fried twice or “fried again”, but its re- prefix comes from the Spanish word “refritos”, meaning well fried.
gMNNA TIL Stoicism had a profound impact on Christianity, with some of the central concepts of Stoicism still being used in religious texts today, such as "virtue", "Spirit" and "conscience". Stoicism also invented the idea that sex is just within marriage, for unitive and procreative purposes only.
d88Jd TIL Aubrey Eberhardt was the first person to shout "Geronimo" jumping from a plane
ZkrD TIL A Chinese man kicked a dog who was in his parking spot. The dog came back the next day with his dog pals, and they attacked his car, chomping on fenders and windshield wipers.
M7Kpm TIL that Jonathan Yong Kim, aged 40, is an American U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, former SEAL, naval aviator, physician, and NASA astronaut.