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TIL “Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all letters in alphabetical order.

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yW0l TIL the Aardvark is the lone species in its genus which is the lone genus in its family which is the lone family in its order.
ne6ro TIL Sylvester Stallone was given the role in Beverly Hills Cop before Eddie Murphy. He rewrote the script, replacing the comedy with action and renamed him "Axel Cobretti" but it would be too expensive so he agreed to back out. His next film was "Cobra", considered his version of Beverly Hills Cop.
OrZg TIL Steven Seagal was given Serbian citizenship after starting a martial arts school in Belgrade and giving Aikido lessons to Serbian Special Forces.
Xny6 TIL The O'Reilly Factor is the #1 Cable News Program in America, however, the median age of viewers is 72 years old.
1n0r TIL that Yelp manipulates user reviews to give favorable ratings to businesses that pay them ad fees, and to “punish” businesses that don’t.