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TIL words that describe themselves - "letters" is made of letters - are called autological

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JYb7Q TIL there was an official lord of the rings fan club (paid membership) prior to the movies and the entire charter of names is listed in each of the LotR film’s credits.
pYxN8 TIL that President Zachary Taylor died from a cherry overdose! Zachary Taylor passed away after eating way too many cherries. He died on July 9th from gastroenteritis. The acid in cherries is believed to have caused this.
LQkMr TIL people with positive beliefs about ageing live for 7.5 years longer than those with negative views of ageing, and they are about half as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. This may come from a more muted stress response, resulting in lower bodily inflammation and less cellular damage.
LLrZ TIL: Wisconsin has several “Seed Libraries” where people can “check out” seeds to grow and then “return” them after harvest.
EgW0o TIL the typical Japanese dish "tempura" comes from Portugal. The name comes from Latin "tempora", meaning "times" or "time period", referring to fasting times when Cathloics avoided eating meat and ate fish or vegetables instead