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TIL Charles Darwin waited 20 years to publish his theory on evolution because he was concerned about the public and ecclesiastical acceptance of his deeply radical idea.

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Z5kR TIL A Swedish Couple Named Their Child “Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116”, Pronounced As “Albin”. The Parents Claimed It Was “A Pregnant, Expressionistic Development That They See As An Artistic Creation.”
bmZZ TIL The word “colonel” is spelled that way due to the word’s Italian origin (“colonello”) but pronounced “ker-nel” due to the Spanish pronunciation of the word (“coronel”).
VM4Vm TIL that Pac-Man was the first video game to spawn a marketing phenomenon, including licensed books, clocks, radios, a Saturday morning cartoon, and gadgets like this combination gumball machine and coin bank.
epVQn TIL that the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See is the oldest embassy in the world. It was created in 1480 by King Ferdinand the Catholic. It is housed in the same building (Palace of Spain) since 1647, and the square in Rome where the palace is located takes the name from it (Piazza di Spagna)
87gb TIL that Bob Odenkirk, Saul from Breaking Bad, wrote the famous “Van down by the river” Chris Farley sketch.