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TIL of hyperforeignism, which is when people mispronounce foreign words that are actually simpler than they assume. Examples include habanero, coup de grâce, and Beijing.

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awL5A TIL Myka Stauffer is the worst mom on youtube (rehomes adopted child)
yVJYl TIL Preying mantises are the only invertebrates known to see in 3D.
1aLLW TIL In 2016 the Norwegian Airforce transported a ECMO machine needed by a critically ill patient by fighter jet
NXLW6 TIL that more people have been in space than have sailed non-stop around the world.
ELGW TIL that because of the gay character in 2017’s “Beauty and the Beast,” Malaysia didn’t allow children under 13 to see it without being accompanied by an adult; Russia didn’t allow children under 16 without an adult; and Kuwait effectively banned it entirely.