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TIL that the word “Aibohphobia”, meaning “fear of palindromes”, is a joke word deliberately constructed to be one.

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oBadK TIL that a population of feral wallabies is on the loose in England. The animals, native to Australia, have been spotted dozens of times in recent years and originally escaped from zoos that were poorly maintained following WWII.
Y9lB TIL Amazon owns the patent for purchasing things with a single mouse click
RWd4 TIL in 1972 a pocket of uranium in Africa was found to have undergone self-sustaining nuclear fission for over 100,000 years, making it the only known naturally formed nuclear reactor.
vVVB TIL Klingons from Star trek are actually based off Japanese people.
xVkak TIL Early in life, each dolphin creates its own unique vocal whistle that gives it an individual identity. Because each whistle is unique, dolphins are able to call to each other by mimicking the whistle of a dolphin they want to communicate with. It's the equivalent of calling each other by name.