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TIL RAS syndrome (Redundant Acronym Syndrome syndrome) is when an acronym has a repeating word commonly placed after it. Eg: RAS syndrome

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mGex TIL that some Canadian police departments give out “positive tickets” to thank people for doing something good.
W7JrX TIL that if a Harvard student is found guilty of plagiarism or other cheating, they're not allowed to submit a course evaluation for that class
X8pD TIL that Rosa Parks was sitting in the colored section of the bus during the infamous incident in Montgomery; she was asked to vacate her seat, in the front row of the colored section, because the white portion of the bus was filled.
Y7g7x TIL that Europe moves the clock forwards and backwards during the Summer just like the United States' Daylight Savings Time. It's called European Summer Time. However, the transition is a few weeks apart from when the United States moves their clocks.
D1l6J TIL that in Moscow, packs of stray dogs will sometimes send out a smaller, cuter member to beg for food, apparently realising it will be more successful than its bigger, less attractive counterparts