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TIL The fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. A 36-letter word irony apparently intended …try saying that out loud.

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rv7d TIL that John Glenn flew combat missions in WWII and Korea, became the first American to orbit the Earth, was present for the assassination of Robert Kennedy, served as Senator from Ohio, and, while still a senator, became the oldest person to fly in space at age 77.
RNZ8 TIL Candy Crush brings in $633,000 per day.
4kAVg TIL a Greenland shark — a species that's half-blind, scavenge on polar bear carcasses, survives for hundreds of years and is thought to live in freezing Arctic waters — was discovered in an unexpected place: Belize.
oR4RA TIL about Xylazine/“tranq” (an animal sedative) being mixed in with fentanyl in the US, unbeknownst to many drug users. It’s causing horrible wounds, ulcers and even amputations.
gMDDA TIL the last two Jews in Afghanistan hated each other so much the Taliban had to step in and mediate, imprisoning both, but then releasing both after their "constant bickering became too annoying"