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TIL the fear of palindromes is aibohphobia

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JYNLQ There is a weird black hole which bends light back on itself like a boomerang.
XEoGR TIL The Pirate Bay tried to buy their own island in hopes of making their own country with no copyright laws.
n76d TIL Leonardo DiCaprio was originally selected for the role of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho but he reluctantly did not take it as most of his fans were pre-teen girls
Yprmx TIL Desert sand is effectively useless for construction. Saudi Arabia imports sand from Australia.
B9wL TIL that billionaire Howard Hughes bought a casino for the sole purpose of moving its trademark neon silver slipper. Visible from Hughes’ bedroom, it had apparently kept him awake at night.