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TIL that a fear of long words can constitute a phobia, and it’s often referred to as Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

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wdxW TIL that in 192, the Roman emperor Commodus declared himself the new Romulus and “re-founded” Rome. He then renamed a bunch of things in his own honor, including the city itself and the names of the 12 months (which he changed to correspond with his 12 names)
M6J8 TIL that, at one time, “batman” was an official rank in the British Army…
8aY04 TIL Indo-Canadian organized crime groups (of Indian origin) are the third major homegrown organized crime problem in Canada, next to outlaw motorcycle clubs and Native American criminal organizations.
EgYGW TIL that the US ranks 51st in the world in life expectancy, behind China and Cuba.
KO16J TIL that Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), still utilized today, allows for improvements in depression in 70-90% of the patients treated with it, much higher than that of psychopharmacology.