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TIL Dr Pepper Was Once a Warm Drink

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D1WQr TIL that at 36 letters, the second longest word in the English language is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, which ironically enough means the fear of long words.
1RvW TIL ‘uncopywritable’ is the longest word in the English language that doesn’t repeat a letter.
78wnZ TIL that before the PB&J sandwich was invented, peanut butter was originally originally paired with savory foods like Worcestershire sauce & cheese
mJ4x TIL that after the xkcd comic “Time” was posted, it spawned a 67000-post, 3300000-views thread whose regulars developed their own Time-based culture, creating their own mannerisms and vocabulary. It got so bad that newcomers to the thread could barely understand the latest posts.
MegMB TIL that Magellan did not actually complete his circumnavigation of the globe. He died in the Philippines and the voyage was completed by Juan Sebastian Elcano