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TIL the fear of palindromes is aibohphobia

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69bo7 TIL the art of surfing was first brought to California by Hawaiian prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole and his brothers, who taught Santa Cruz locals how to surf in 1885. He later brought surfing to England in 1890.
69Wrw TIL after AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott died of alcohol poisoning, the band considered disbanding. Scott's parents requested that they not disband. So they hired Brian Johnson as their new frontman and made Back in Black, which became the second best selling album of all time
xVApo TIL that renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma made his stateside debut at "The American Pageant of the Arts" at the age of 7. In attendance were sitting President John F Kennedy and former President Dwight D Eisenhower.
87na TIL there’s a theory which argues that intelligent alien life ignores Earth in order to keep from interrupting our natural evolution and development. It is called the “Zoo hypothesis”.
lw45 TIL Tina Turner became a Swiss citizen in 2013 and renounced her American citizenship