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TIL of "Palilalia," a condition in which some people repeat their own words to themselves, usually although not always under their breath.

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E1jWP TIL at least 98% of Poland's Jewish population was murdered in the Holocaust. They constituted half of the total Jewish population murdered over all.
4XwwX TIL that the 3 times that the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution has been invoked for an acting President, all have been concerned with colonoscopies.
G4Z5 TIL the song “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison was originally titled “Brown-Skinned Girl”, but was changed to “make it more palatable for radio stations”
l5D7 TIL the “vagina” is referred to as a “pussy” because in the 19th century the term “pussy” came to refer to anything soft and furry (“pussy willow” and “pussycat”, for example.)
e08ED TIL that the largest battle of WW2 was known as the Rzhev Meat Grinder (Ржевская мясорубка), led to about 3 million casualties, but has been largely forgotten as it was inconclusive for both sides and overshadowed by Stalingrad.