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TIL: A backronym is an acronym formed from an already existing word by expanding its letters into the words of a phrase.

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x6ayg TIL: that the tallest mountain in the solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars, which stands at a height of 22 kilometers (14 miles). Almost three times the height of Mount Everest!
OG5vR TIL about he Hairy Frog, also known as the Wolverine Frog. When threatened, it breaks it's own toe bones so that the sharp ends stick out of it's toes like the X-men's Wolverines claws. The toe bones eventually retract and grow back in place as the tissue heals over the hole.
QJP7L TIL That President Garfield was assassinated by a man who was turned down multiple times for a position in the Presidents administration
PArn TIL that Vin Diesel sent Steven Spielberg a video of his self-directed short movie with a letter about his admiration for the director. Spielberg then specifically wrote a role in Saving Private Ryan for him.
Wm8X TIL A couple adopted a chimpanzee and which learned to open doors, use keys, get dresses, water the plants, feed the horses, use a computer and drive their car too. But when he was 14 yrs old, he brutally attacked a family friend totally disfiguring her.