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TIL that the word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

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xVOro TIL an off-duty Brazilian policeman in uniform had a cell phone in his back pocket when he visited his parents to do laundry. His parents were being held hostage by 2 robbers; when the policeman turned to flee, the robbers shot him in the buttock, but his Nokia Lumia 520 phone stopped the bullet.
Q9b6 TIL the margin of error in the Indian population census is twice the global Jewish population
gLlA TIL that the Sun’s emits more green visible light than any other color but we still see the color mixture as white. It only appears yellow because shorter wavelength colors such as blue scatter in the atmosphere, making the sky blue.
dLeK TIL of Patrick Combs, a man who cashed an obviously fake joke check for $95,000. The bank didn’t notice and gave him the money.
VWoQ TIL that Chris Rock picks small venues (50 people) and shows up unannounced to give new comedic routines (hundreds to thousands) in order to find out what jokes work/doesn’t.