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TIL the fear of palindromes is aibohphobia

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mxjGR TIL that the professional soccer team RB Leipzig stands for Rasenballsport Leipzig, which translates to lawn ball sport. This was done because of legal disputes. Everyone still calls them Die Rotten Bullen (The Red Bulls) because of how ridiculous the actual name of the team is.
7awP TIL of a town in Buenos Aires that stayed 25 years under water. It wasn’t until 2009 that the water started to recede to reveal a post-apocalyptic scene.
Me0E0 TIL the current form of herion was as marketed as "non-addictive morphine substitute" / cough suppressant and is derived from morphine. The inventor thought to had removed the addictive aspect but after further research it appeared to be the most addictive version of morphine ever.
EgPKo TIL in 2011, Disneyland Paris was Europe's top tourist destination, with almost double the number of visitors to the Louvre museum in France and almost ten million more visitors than the Eiffel Tower in Paris
jNOra TIL Kelly Clarkson's single "Since U Been Gone" was inspired by the 2003 song "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. "Maps" and "Since U Been Gone" share similar introductions, post-chorus guitar breaks, and middle eights, and are both in the key of G major.