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TIL the verb “to duck” existed before the name of the animal. Originally called an “ened” in Old English, the waterfowl was later referred to as a “duck” (or a “ducker”) because of how it would duck underwater for food.

by whatilearned August 11, 2022, 3:51 pm

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TIL Ancient Greeks referred to Subsaharan Africans as Aethiopians, meaning “burnt-face people”. Aethiopia referred to all of the inhabited land found to the south of Egypt. The Greek historian Herodotus stated, “the men are taller, handsomer, and longer lived than anywhere else.”

by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 4:27 am

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TIL that Poland had a female monarch in–wait for it–1384. Referred to as Queen, but actually crowned King.

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 3:03 pm

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How would life change if masturbation was referred to as a “number 3” and was just as openly talked about as going to the bathroom?

by QuestionGuy July 22, 2022, 3:51 pm

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My ex-girlfriend hates being referred to by that title.

by cringeyjokesman July 22, 2022, 1:41 am

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TIL that in the world’s first novel, the 11th-century Japanese “Tale of Genji”, none of the characters are given explicit names. It was considered rude to call people by name, so the characters are referred to using (for example) their jobs or clothing color, which change throughout the story.

by whatilearned July 21, 2022, 4:24 pm

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TIL the term “Seeing Eye Dog” only applies if the dog was trained by the non-profit group “The Seeing Eye” of Morristown, New Jersey. If the dog wasn’t trained there, it is simply referred to as a “guide dog”.

by whatilearned July 20, 2022, 2:59 pm

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TIL eating ass is scientifically referred to as ‘anilingus’ and used to be a vehicle for transmitting polio.

by whatilearned July 15, 2022, 8:51 pm

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have a question, if I may? Are you an appreciator of the soothing musical genre characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th century, referred to as “Jazz?”

by CopyPastaArchive July 5, 2022, 3:47 am

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TIL St. Louis Bread Company is referred to as Panera outside of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The name change to Panera came about in 1997 during the company’s interstate expansion. It continues to operate as Saint Louis Bread Company in the Greater St. Louis area, where it has over 100 locations

by whatilearned July 2, 2022, 8:12 pm

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TIL in 2003, before TNN was renamed Spike TV, Spike Lee filed for an injunction to stop the channel’s name change. Lee claimed that “The media description […] confirmed what was obvious – that Spike TV referred to Spike Lee.”

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 11:51 pm

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TIL the color orange was named after the fruit orange, and not vice versa. Prior to its naming, it was referred to as yellow-red (ġeolurēad).

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 5:18 am

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