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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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5VG88 TIL Eminem wrote 'Brain Damage' about his actual childhood bully, DeAngelo Bailey. Bailey boasted in an interview that he gave Eminem a concussion so bad, his ears bled and he lost his vision. He had also attempted to sue Eminem for slander in 2001. A judge dismissed the claim in the form of a rap.
x6505 TIL the final role of Orson Welles’ career came as a Voice Over actor in the 1986 film, Transformers: The Movie.
ADrd TIL there’s a biodegradable urn that contains a tree seed that absorbs the nutrients in your ashes. You can become a tree when you die!
MepvA TIL that currently only two nations operate naval vessels classed as "cruisers": the United States and Russia, and in both cases the vessels are primarily armed with guided missiles.
jyZR TIL that on this day (Sept 26th) 1960, John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon went head to head on TV. More than 60 million Americans tuned in to watch the first-ever televised debate between the two candidates running for the White House.