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TIL that the modern United States of America is considered a 'Hyperpower' having eclipsed the status of a Superpower.

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wLXe1 TIL that the tallest man of all time was Robert Wadlow @ 2.72m or 8 ft 11. He was asked if it bothers him that people stare, and he answered "No, I just overlook them."
x6MBw TIL that the term "FOMO" (Fear of Missing Out) was coined by Harvard MBA student Patrick J. McGinnis in a 2004 article. FOMO is recognized in psychology as a phenomenon linked to anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.
V4om TIL there are at least 7,102 known languages alive in the world. And 23 of these languages make up the native tongue of 4.1 billion people.
ANl1a TIL about Pharaoh Akhenaten who attempted to upend centuries of tradition by forcing the people of Egypt to abandon their pantheon of gods in favor of worshipping a single deity, Aten. After his death, monuments were dismantled, his statues destroyed, and his name excluded from lists of rulers.
gMMAL TIL That Russian criminal gang tattoos all have a meaning/purpose, such as Stalin across vital organs in the belief a firing squad would not shoot that image.