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TIL that one of the founders and lead guitarist of Blind Melon is now an employment lawyer in Philadelphia.

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1alor TIL I learned about RAS Syndrome — "Redundant Acronym Syndrome". It's when someone repeats a word used in an acronym/initialism, like "ATM machine", "PIN number", "RAS Syndrome", or "TIL I learned".
jNbva TIL that director Steven Spielberg is never present when the last scene of his movies are being shot
Rlkj TIL the largest empire the world has ever seen was the British Empire, having conquered 22.63% of the world’s land.
R54Yj TIL Spain and Portugal have a border dispute over the city and region of Olivenza, going all the way back to the Congress of Vienna
ZppYD TIL the country internationally known as Mexico is officially named the "United Mexican States"; the single word "Mexico" technically refers to only one of the 32 states. Because of this colloquialism, the state of Mexico is now often called Edomex (from Estado de México) to avoid confusion.