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TIL the word "synonym" has two synonyms - "poecilonym" and "polyonym"

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Dy1p TIL that Hibakujumoku is a Japanese term for an a-bombed tree. Those trees were in the hypocenter in Hiroshima and survived. Around 170 are still standing today. The oldest one is 500 years old.
p8gGe TIL that most plastic isn’t actually recyclable
5YROB TIL the Hershey Kiss is a better packaged, better marketed, and mass produced version of The Wilbur Bud. The Wilbur Bud achieved its shape through the cumbersome process of molding. Hershey streamlined the process with a machine that formed the right shape automatically onto a cooled conveyor belt.
dkRd TIL Wuppertal Germany is home to the world’s oldest operating monorail system, established in 1901. It is still in daily use and has only suffered one fatal accident in over 110 years of service.
1a9G4 TIL former spanish national team goalkeeper Iker Casilas was given money by his dad for lottery tickets every week but used to spend it on himself. One day 14 of his dad's numbers came up and he lost his dad 1.1 million euros.