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TIL that the fear of long words is names hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

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V9bD TIL the first “lolcat” was unintentionally created in 1870 when British photographer Harry Pointer took a series of photos of cats in amusing poses and added humorous text to them to further increase their appeal.
XEwlR TIL that after Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, his coffin was taken by train from New York to Washington DC and thousands gathered along the route to see it pass by. Paul Fusco photographed the crowds from the train.
b70Z TIL British censors banned under-18s from viewing the film Alien because it presented “a perverse view of the reproductive function”.
pYmpO TIL of the Old River Control Structure, meant to prevent the Mississippi River changing course. It if fails, it would cripple the US economy & lead to a global food crisis. Several experts have recommended letting the river shift course naturally to avoid this.
xV0YD TIL when Bernie Madoff had to supply large amounts of infortmation to the Central Bank of Ireland due to using Irish funds, the Irish regulators failed to uncover the fraud despite having enough information to do so.