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TIL about aibohphobia, the irrational fear of palindromes

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QJZvE TIL that people think of Vikings as big brutes but most were small because of malnutrition and when they would attack they would use their speed not their strength.
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YpDVP TIL that on 9/11/2001, North East Air Defense Sector commanding officer Kevin Nasypany remarked "The hijack's not supposed to be for another hour" because they had scheduled a simulation involving politically motivated asylum-seekers hijacking a plane & landing it on a Cuba-like island
nea4B TIL: There is a species of jellyfish called the immortal jellyfish that does not die a natural death. A fully developed immortal jellyfish can revert to its immature stage and restart its life.
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