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TIL the Chinese government intentionally fuels the fentanyl crisis

13 upvotes • unbrokenplatypus

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TIL: The words "senile" and "senator" are based on the same Latin root word meaning "old man"

13 upvotes • SilentWalrus92

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TIL that a bullet fee is a charge assessed to the family of executed prisoners. They literally would charge for the bullet used. Bullet fees have been levied in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, as well as in the People's Republic of China, and Nazi Germany.

12 upvotes • Harriet0Wisecon

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TIL that the dot used in lowercase "i" and "j" is called a tittle.

12 upvotes • Flirtyynadia02

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TIL CHEP started as an Australian Government initiative to reuse left over US Army pallets from WW2

12 upvotes • ScrappyDonatello

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TIL The brand name VELCRO® is a portmanteau of the French words “velour” (velvet) and “crochet” (hook)

12 upvotes • ivanparas

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TIL Churchill believed Muslims would dominate India due to their "warrior" spirit. In 1942, he remarked, "Eventually, the Moslems will become master, because they are warriors." His deep anti-Hindu sentiment was evident as he often referred to Hindus as a "beastly people with a beastly religion"

11 upvotes • ikickrobots

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TIL that Dolly Parton wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day. Both songs are now over 50 years old.

11 upvotes • Serene_Sapphire_

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TIL The Montreal apartment where Luka Magnotta dismembered his victim remained vacant for over half a year. The superintendent decided it was futile to change the number and says that unit is one of the nicest. Management adopted a tighter tenant-screening process to weed out potential troublemakers

11 upvotes • ubcstaffer123

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TIL that Texas means anythincrazy or wild in colloquial Norwegian. Evidently Westerns were popular in Norway and Texas seemed to be at the center of the wild wild west.

11 upvotes • Creative-Invite583

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
TIL the Chinese government intentionally fuels the fentanyl crisis	13	unbrokenplatypus
TIL: The words "senile" and "senator" are based on the same Latin root word meaning "old man"	13	SilentWalrus92
TIL that a bullet fee is a charge assessed to the family of executed prisoners. They literally would charge for the bullet used. Bullet fees have been levied in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, as well as in the People's Republic of China, and Nazi Germany.	12	Harriet0Wisecon
TIL that the dot used in lowercase "i" and "j" is called a tittle.	12	Flirtyynadia02
TIL CHEP started as an Australian Government initiative to reuse left over US Army pallets from WW2	12	ScrappyDonatello
TIL The brand name VELCRO® is a portmanteau of the French words “velour” (velvet) and “crochet” (hook)	12	ivanparas
TIL Churchill believed Muslims would dominate India due to their "warrior" spirit. In 1942, he remarked, "Eventually, the Moslems will become master, because they are warriors." His deep anti-Hindu sentiment was evident as he often referred to Hindus as a "beastly people with a beastly religion"	11	ikickrobots
TIL that Dolly Parton wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day. Both songs are now over 50 years old.	11	Serene_Sapphire_
TIL The Montreal apartment where Luka Magnotta dismembered his victim remained vacant for over half a year. The superintendent decided it was futile to change the number and says that unit is one of the nicest. Management adopted a tighter tenant-screening process to weed out potential troublemakers	11	ubcstaffer123
TIL that Texas means anythincrazy or wild in colloquial Norwegian. Evidently Westerns were popular in Norway and Texas seemed to be at the center of the wild wild west.	11	Creative-Invite583