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TIL that Porygon, from Pokémon, is spelled that way to reflect how Japanese people pronounce the “L” sound as an “R” sound. (So, Porygon is really Polygon).

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bxpa TIL of Fatal Familial Insomnia, a very rare and incurable disease which destroys the patient’s ability to sleep. At the time of death some victims have been sleep-deprived for up to six months.
9YeLB TIL of Candance Newmaker, a child who was killed during a 70-minute attachment therapy session purported to treat reactive attachment disorder. The treatment, during which Candace was suffocated, included a rebirthing script which led to her suffocation.
Wkl9d TIL Jimmy Carter reported seeing an unidentified flying object while at Leary, Georgia, in 1969
woyW TIL that German-Americans form the largest ancestral group in the United States, and comprise 17% of the population