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TIL that the longest English word is 189,819 letters long and describes a type of protein.

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lbdG TIL: A man saved a newborn baby from dumpster and found out that he was the father. The baby’s mother told the police she did not know she was pregnant until she gave birth to the child and allegedly put the living baby in a garbage bag and tossed him into the dumpster.
jyYa TIL of Kenneth McDuff, a Texas serial killer who was on Death Row, was then paroled, committed more murders and then finally executed. He caused an overhaul in the Texas Justice system including harsher paroles, more prisons and a rise in executions.
5YxmQ TIL about Manganese Nodules. Found at the bottom of the ocean these rock concentrations contain all the components needed for electric car batteries. Its estimated to there are enough nodules to create over 200 million batteries in one patch alone. Their worth is estimated up to 16 trillion dollars.
jbPE TIL Lorillard Tobacco Company used to hand out Newport cigarettes to black children in playgrounds
nW4vG TIL - The city of Memphis consumed more mashed potatoes of a certain company than any other American city, so 300,000 local addresses were sent free sample pouches in 2021. Also included was a donation of about 250,000 servings to the local food bank.