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TIL that the Nazi Germany Parliament was derisively referred to by Germans as the “the most expensive singing club in Germany”, since it couldn’t do much other than sing the National Anthem during its sessions.

by whatilearned January 13, 2022, 7:39 am

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TIL About the death roll of an alligator: Crocodilians, including the alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), perform a spinning maneuver to subdue and dismember prey. The spinning maneuver, which is referred to as the ;death roll’, involves rapid rotation about the longitudinal axis of the body.

by whatilearned January 12, 2022, 7:48 pm

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TIL the English phrase ‘Frick and Frack’ actually referred to a popular swiss ice skating comedy duo that performed for 50 years together.

by whatilearned January 11, 2022, 12:14 am

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TIL that the word “jaywalker” was invented by automobile manufacturers and enthusiasts from the word “jay” which was then slang for country bumpkin or rube. Earliest uses actually referred to “jay drivers,” but automobile interests successfully transitioned the blame to pedestrians.

by whatilearned December 9, 2021, 3:23 pm

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TIL The term “lunatic” derives from the Latin word lunaticus, which originally referred mainly to epilepsy and madness, as diseases thought to be caused by the moon.

by whatilearned December 7, 2021, 8:25 pm

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TIL: When Texas surrendered the land currently known as the “Oklahoma Panhandle”, it was actually unowned for 40 years. Officially called the “Public Land Strip” during that time but often referred to as “No Man’s Land”.

by whatilearned December 7, 2021, 5:05 pm

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TIL House from House M.D. is called House, because in medical jargon a patient with a history of drug use or addiction is referred to as “HOUSE” short for “history of use”

by whatilearned December 7, 2021, 12:11 pm

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TIL: Lake Chad in Central Africa is the remnant of an ancient inland sea referred to as Mega Chad

by whatilearned November 30, 2021, 11:18 pm

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TIL that the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year in the plumbing and drain industry, and is commonly referred to as Brown Friday

by whatilearned November 19, 2021, 11:28 pm

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TIL that Wang Bing is a Chinese director, often referred to as one of the foremost figures in documentary filmmaking. His works focus on the remote areas and the marginalized group that usually neglected by the main stream in China.

by whatilearned November 10, 2021, 3:33 pm

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TIL: 22 year old George Washington was the catalyst of the the French and Indian War, which became the “7 Year War of 1756-1763” in Europe, and which Winston Churchill referred to as the real “First World War” as it encompassed much of the European world.

by whatilearned November 8, 2021, 10:28 pm

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TIL that back in 2006, 3 million Albertans each received CAD$400 as a dividend payment from the Government of Alberta due to a massive oil-fuelled provincial budget surplus; these were referred to as “Ralph bucks”, named after then-Premier Ralph Klein and/or a “Prosperity bonus”.

by whatilearned October 29, 2021, 1:35 pm

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