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TIL redundant phrases such as “ATM Machine” and “PIN Number” are examples of RAS Syndrome- Redundant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome

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b9jX0 TIL in 800 million years, photosynthesis will no longer be possible on earth and all animals and plants will go extinct. Single celled organisms will dominate the earth once again.
v1GW4 TIL In 2002, Fujitsu made a device called the “iPad,” and Apple had to pay over $4 million to Fujitsu to buy the trademark rights.
ne65b TIL Swedish eggs are guaranteed salmonella free
e0L0E TIL that in the USA, only 53% of Generation Z-ers (people born from 1997 onwards) identify as sports fans, compared to 63% of all adults and 69% of millennials. Generation Z-ers are half as likely as millennials to watch live sports regularly, and twice as likely to never watch
W8V9 TIL the primary purpose of a Castle’s moat was to prevent attackers from tunnelling under the walls.