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TIL the difference between acronyms and initialisms. FBI is not an acronym but an initialism.

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JYp4v TIL that Doves and Pigeons are the same bird. For example the common pigeon, Columba livia, is called a rock dove or a rock pigeon
ADNa7 TIL there's a park in South Korea dedicated to penises
jN0la TIL that computers apparently might not be adding to our productivity nearly as much as a lot of inventions from the 1800s...apparently things like running water were a MASSIVE deal. Saved people like 8 hours of labor a week.
pY9Gb TIL it is nearly impossible for people to achieve proficiency in a new language similar to that of a native speaker unless they start learning by the age of 10
XBaD TIL in the song “Misunderstood”, John Petrucci wrote and played the guitar solo, and then reversed it. He then learned how to play this reversed version, and after recording it, reversed it once more. This resulted in a solo like the original but with a unique twist to the way the notes sounded.