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TIL we got the terms “bear market” and “bull market” from the ways the animals attack. Bears strike downward, while bulls launch themselves upward into the air.

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N7yoJ TIL that the most complex word in the English language, or the word with the longest dictionary definition, is the word "set", with 430 senses and a ~60,000-word definition in the Oxford English Dictionary.
yVXQM TIL that in Star Wars, Han Solo's iconic BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster was made from an early 20th century German Mauser C96.
Wkl1L TIL: Popular DJ Steve Aoki is the heir to the Benihana restaurant franchise
nrgP TIL hunters have paid more than 700 million dollars to add 5.2 million acres to the National Wildlife Refuge System and contribute more than 250 million dollars annually in taxes for new public game lands.
RxEa TIL A sardine is not a species of fish, but a name that can apply to many small varieties of pickled fish, including herring and pilchard.