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TIL that dragonflies are the most effective predator in the animal world

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ADaaB TIL the Yiddish last name Geller translates to yellow. So if Rachel and Ross from Friends got married, her name will go from Rachel Green to Rachel Yellow.
W7E5Y TIL Mt. Everest grows by about 2 cm every year.
19DW TIL that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was invented in 1939 as an advertising copywriter for the Montgomery Ward department store, who was inspired by his own downtrodden life, as well as The Ugly Duckling story, to create the adventure of a misfit reindeer with a glowing red nose
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kORrE TIL the Pan-American Coffee Bureau coined the phrase 'coffee break' in 1952, and ran a $2 million advertising campaign with the message that a 'coffee break' would give workers 'a needed moment of relaxation along with a caffeine jolt'