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TIL the fear of palindromes is called aibohphobia.

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KOgQ9 TIL Bluefin Tuna, the most expensive fish in the world, was considered a trash fish until the 1970s. It's reputation was so bad in Japan, that it was referred to as "neko-matagi", food too low for even a cat to eat.
YaQW TIL that the only word in English that has the vowels a, e, i, o, u, and y in consecutive order is “facetiously.”
GYv0g TIL an "ell" is an archaic word for arm and also means a unit of length corresponding to one's forearm. It's also where the word "elbow" ("arm-bend") comes from.
WbkY TIL the average American will meet around 10 unapprehended murderers in their lifetime.
9wbVG TIL: Explorers have found evidence that Neanderthals' and humans have been mating in ancient times more than expected over the past 2 decades from new DNA samples. In addition, scientists in 2013 found that they have a different penis as they lack penile spines and sleep around more than humans.