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TIL that the word ‘Bookkeeper’, and its variations, is the only unhyphenated word to contain 3 consecutive double letters

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KOew4 TIL that the the royal anthem could also be called “god save the king”
jWZn TIL that the muscular fish found frequently in Spongebob is actually supposed to be a goldfish…and is named Frank.
GArx7 TIL Greece lost the Greco-Turkish War due to political instability after its king was fatally bitten by a monkey in the royal zoo.
wP9W TIL that bananas are slightly radioactive because of their potassium content and the small amounts of the isotope potassium-40 found in naturally occurring potassium. The banana equivalent dose (B.E.D) of radiation is sometimes used in nuclear communication to compare radiation levels and exposures.
B59K TIL that Hugh Jackman, at 1.90 (6ft3in), stands 30cm taller than Wolverine, portrayed in the comic as 1.60 (5ft3in). When they made X-Men (2000) the filmmakers were forced to shoot Jackman at unusual angles or from the waist up to make him appear shorter, and his co-stars wore platform soles.