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TIL the fear of palindromes is called aibohphobia.

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wLLGo TIL carrots are orange for political reasons. In the 17th century, Dutch growers cultivated orange carrots as a tribute to William of Orange. Before this, they were mostly yellow, white or purple.
X09Y8 TIL that Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokémon, loved to collect bugs as a child. Other children would call him “Mr. Bug,” and as a child he wanted to become an entomologist. This childhood pastime went on to inspire aspects of Pokémon.
epaDE TIL about a phenomenon called "delayed implantation" in grizzly bears. The embryo will start gestation only after the mama bear has gained enough weight to avoid death by starvation during hibernation.
EgZDP TIL San Francisco allows people to park in the middle of the road ("the median") on Sundays on certain streets. For many years, law enforcement gave the blind eye to the practice in the name of ‘parking for God’ so people can go to church, it became permissible by law officially in 2018.
8b6a TIL After a hoarder died in his home of a heart attack in 2012, a cleaning crew found a false hollow wall with human bones inside. They were those of his wife who disappeared 27 years earlier. He had murdered her and then claimed she ran away.