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TIL that the word seventeen-lettered contains exactly seventeen letters. This makes it autological, meaning the word describes itself.

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grnXA TIL that Brooklyn New York has a bigger Jewish population than Jerusalem. 1 out of every 4 people in Brooklyn is Jewish and it has been called "the most Jewish spot on Earth".
DQ49j TIL Let's Potato Chips is a fictional brand of potato chips that has appeared in shows such as Community, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and many others. Let's was created by prop company, Independent Studio Services, to avoid copyright concerns.
xyJk TIL Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, recorded a $167 million loss on paper because of “Hollywood Accounting”. Warner Brothers effectively made sure that the movie lost money by paying itself a $212 million “distribution fee” off the top.
JYyR1 TIL the earliest known surviving pair of socks were designed to be worn with sandals.
EByo TIL The word “coffee” was mentioned in Civil War diaries more than war, bullet, canon, mother, and Lincoln. Coffee was so important to the Union war effort the Sharps Rifle Company manufactured a carbine with a coffee grinder built in the butt stock of the gun.