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

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ZpX7B TIL: Canada's Fucked Up appeared on Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Season 7 Episode 17 "Holiday Special" performing "Jingle Bells" (December 12, 2011)
lRW5 TIL that Facebook Turned Down WhatsApp Founder Brian Acton for a Job before they bought his app for 19 Billions dollars.
N74pJ TIL Ian Holm, the actor for Bilbo in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, was the voice actor for Frodo in BBC's 1981 radio drama adaption of The Lord of the Rings.
v10OK TIL the Queen piece in chess was originally a Visier, akin to prime minister. In Europe, according to one theory, it changed to a queen during the 13th century as prominent European Queens (Eleanor of Aquitaine/Blanche of Castile) better reflected the role of a King's source of power and influence.
0wE75 TIL After American fashion designer Rick Owens' launch of the “Geobaskets,” Nike claimed that its silhouette was similar to one of their previous silhouettes: Dunks. As a result, Nike took off the sneakers from the market, leaving only a finite number of pairs still left.