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TIL that Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a fear of long words

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9YoOD TIL Dr Livingstone ('I presume') was caught and mauled by a lion but felt only a painless dreaminess, later concluding "This peculiar state is probably produced in all animals killed by the carnivora; and if so, is a merciful provision by our benevolent Creator for lessening the pain of death."
yV5mX TIL one major concern of establishing human settlements on Mars is pregnancy. It is likely that members of craft may engage in sex due to their stressful and isolated environment, and it is still not fully known how the environment in a spacecraft would affect the development of a child aboard.
xX5k TIL Philip of Macedon sent a message to Sparta saying, “You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army on your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people and raze your city.” Sparta replied “If”. Neither Philip nor Alexander the Great ever attacked Sparta
OGJm6 TIL about the 2010 Filair Let L-410 crash, caused by a crocodile that was smuggled on board. It got loose and caused a panic, affecting the weight of the aircraft as all on board ran towards the cockpit. The croc survived the crash (along with one person) but was killed by a machete shortly after
oovK TIL that, while it had 8 seasons, That ‘70s Show took place over the span of just over 3 and a half years