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TIL that lower-status individuals use more jargon when communicating. The behavior is described by scientists as "linguistic overcompensation ".

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woya6 TIL of the burials of Hawaiian chiefs and Sacred burial Practices of the Ancient Native Hawaiians
AN9aB TIL Rafflesia arnoldii, the corpse flower, or giant padma, is a species of flowering plant in the parasitic genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on Earth, over 3 feet in diameter. It has a strong and unpleasant odor of decaying flesh.
0w8JL TIL about Michel Lotito. Throughout his life he ate 18 bicycles, seven TV sets, two beds, 15 supermarket trolleys, a computer, a coffin (handles and all), a pair of skis, six chandeliers and an airplane (Cessna 150) piece by piece.
N7Bj6 TIL It Has Been Twenty Years Since Fabio Killed A Goose With His Face On A Roller Coaster.
N7XvJ TIL they clean the Taj Mahal with mud