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TIL the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is where one stumbles upon some obscure piece of information—often an unfamiliar word or name—and soon afterwards encounters the same subject again, often repeatedly.

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gMK6L TIL that the Moon is slowing down the Earth's rotation
ANQRB TIL chocolate maker Lindt has sued companies that make gold-foiled chocolate bunnies for trademark infringement
yVnvJ TIL that in 1981, president Ronald Reagan appointed Donald Regan as his treasury secretary.
oB66R TIL you're supposed to hold the wine glass by the stem so your body heat doesn't change the temperature and flavor of the wine.
9wdd7 Today I learned the samsung phone app is a picture of a phone. NOT a capital C for call