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TIL the longest word in vietnamese contains seven letters

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YpYQP TIL oilman Charles Hipp owned a beloved pet lion named Blondie in the 50s. He even tried to register her in a children's fishing tournament one year.
78xer TIL that Tetsuya Ishida (1973–2005) was a Japanese painter known for surreal works showing boys and men fused with machines and urban life. His art explores isolation, consumerism, work stress, and the monotony of modern city living.
N7jmP TIL about Aptronyms, which are "people whose names and occupations have a close correspondence", such as Usain Bolt (who bolted) or Lance Bass (who sung bass)
gr0yy TIL of the Rio Negro Bridge at Manaus, Brazil, a huge and expensive bridge that is the only crossing point of the Amazon or any major tributary. It has been called "a quintessential bridge to nowhere" and does absolutely nothing to connect Manaus to Brazil's road network
LPdv TIL the sad lamp from IKEA’s acclaimed 2002 commercial was taken home by a crew member at the end of the shoot. When the ad agency asked for it back, they received a note saying “See? you’ve fallen for it. You’ve grown attached to the lamp, and you are crazy.”