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TIL the most sadistic word in the English language: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

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KL1B TIL that in the first “real-world transaction with bitcoin” a programmer paid 10,000 bitcoins for 2 large Papa John’s pizzas. 4 years later, those bitcoins were worth 5.12 million dollars.
xVXZ1 TIL - Falcons are more closely related to parrots than hawks or eagles
1a1DV TIL That on modern cars there is a little arrow on the fuel gauge to help you when it's time to refuel. It tells you which side of the vehicle has the fuel tank and filler cap.
MepGK TIL that drivers with any type of bumper sticker, window decal, or personalized license plate are more likely to be aggressive and territorial
neQV9 TIL It would take 375,000 Lego bricks stacked one on top of another to destroy the bottom brick. The tower would be nearly 12,000 feet tall.