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TIL that there has been a sharp increase in nursing homes in Thailand for elderly dementia patients from Europe, as the costs are significantly cheaper compared to care back in the West, while also allowing for significantly lower carer:patient ratios and individualized care.

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VBdjB TIL that the longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters! Today I learned that the longest word in the English language is the chemical name for "Titin," the largest known protein found in the human body. This word has 189,819 letters and would take about 3.5 hours to read aloud!
ywRl TIL of Ken Allen, an orangutan who became famous for escaping from his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo 3 times in the 1980’s. He would peacefully stroll around the zoo looking at other animals and never acted aggressively. Other animals even followed his lead and began escaping, too.
d87vj TIL Princess Sophie (of a minor German principality) married a Russian prince— soon after he was crowned emperor, she overthrew him and crowned herself Empress Catherine the Great. She annexed much of Poland (then ruled by her former lover), helped modernized Russia & started colonizing Alaska.
dDYB8 TIL SpongeBob SquarePants was originally going to be called SpongeBoy Ahoy!. However, the name had to be changed because SpongeBoy was already trademarked. Creator Stephen Hillenburg chose SquarePants to emphasize the character's distinct shape and goofy personality.
JYlo8 TIL that rabbits, on average, are only pregnant for 28-35 days, only about one month.