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TIL numerical contractions are words abbreviated by the number of letters between the first and last letter such as i18n, a11y, p13n, k8s, etc.

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GYB85 TIL J.F.K Jr secretly met with Princess Diana ditching Prince Charles. This meeting largely went unnoticed by the press as when discussing methods to go incognito they decided on going through the front door as the press wouldn’t ever think of them doing so.
8R5P TIL successful model Ana Carolina Reston who at the time of her death weighed 88lbs and stood 5'8" had a bmi of 13.4. The WHO considers a bmi of 16 to starvation.
p8ryG TIL that cigarette butts are the single greatest source of ocean trash. Cigarette butts have long been the most collected item on the world’s beaches, with a total of more than 60 million collected over 32 years.
784M TIL a study found that while men were only aroused by the type of erotic material that fit their orientation, women were aroused by all erotic material regardless of the orientation.
Z8V4v TIL of Chlorine trifluoride, which can set glass on fire and corrode materials otherwise known to be non-corrodible such as iridium, platinum, and gold.