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TIL The longest word in the English language, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which is a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles.

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PYl9w TIL about Oscar, a cat that appeared able to predict the impending death of terminally ill patients by choosing to nap next to people a few hours before they die.
QABk TIL German citizens can travel to 177 territories without a visa/visa given on arrival, the most in the world.
d8QkE TIL that the drawer in the bottom of your oven is not used for storing baking sheets, but broiling and keeping food warm.
Bj9b TIL The word ‘pixel’ is short for 'picture element’.
4X8V5 TIL when novelist Shirley Jackson, author of the short story “The Lottery”, was checked into the hospital in 1948 to deliver her 3rd child, the clerk asked her to state her occupation. “Writer”, she replied. The clerk responded, “I’ll just put down housewife.”