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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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0dg7R TIL: Kodak's "Shirley Cards" was used as a standard for skin tone in photography.
eWAg TIL the long extinct Dodo derives its name from Dutch exlporers, which loosely translates to ‘Fat Ass’.
7b8x TIL Finland was the first country in the world to offer a master’s degree in futures studies, and its government is required by law to produce an official review of the future every four years.
9jyr TIL national ensign of France is not divided into equal parts, but instead into a ratio of 30:33:37, to compensate for the flapping of the flag making the furthest segment appear smaller
dD71Z TIL Antarctica, if it were a country, would be the second-largest country with a land size of 5.5 million mi² (14.2 million km²)