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TIL "Pokemon" means 'pocket monster(s)'

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7rlZL TIL that although the candiru fish is infamous for entering human urethras, there is only one documented case of this ever happening, and the accuracy of this case is highly disputed.
QJaNE TIL the Prince of Egypt titular music "Let my People Go" was composed by Hans Zimmer(Transformers, the Rock, Inception, Nolan's Batman trilogy, Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2, etc.)
yVOwl TIL the largest cup of coffee ever was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia on 15 June 2019. The cup contained over 22,735 litres (6,000 US gal) of Arabic coffee.
e0QGb TIL that a huge explosion in the 17th century is why the Parthenon is partially destroyed
KLJQ TIL that NASA has a plan if astronauts “Lose It”, and that plan is to tie them up with duct tape.