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TIL that a German dictionary producer hold an annual competition for best "Youth word" of the year (examples in comments)

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JrM8 TIL: Matthew Broderick killed a mother and her daughter when he crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo. He was fined $175.
9Y8yB TIL the man who pioneered the use of anesthesia in dentistry, Horace Wells, committed suicide in prison 3 days after throwing sulfuric acid at two prostitutes while under the influence of chloroform.
DGaY TIL that domesticated llamas that are given too much attention by humans can suffer from a psychological disorder called Berserk Llama Syndrome, where the llamas view their handlers as fellow llamas, and actually become more violent and aggressive towards them
OGPR7 TIL Author Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park/Congo/Sphere) was 6'9"
bxaZ TIL of Pete Maravich. During an interview in 1974, he said, “I don’t want to play 10 years [in the NBA] and then die of a heart attack when I’m 40.” He died of a heart attack in 1988, at age 40, after a 10 year career in the NBA.