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TIL that in the United States, there are at least 17 counties, 70 towns and cities, 10 squares, 33 streets, 14 schools, a hill, a park, a river, four hotels, a mountain, and two theaters named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a French General in the American Revolutionary War.

WkDLY TIL about an emotion liget(native to a tribe in Philippines), it doesn't have an exact translation in English, Renato Rosaldo(who went to live with that tribe along with his wife for some time in 1967) couldn't descibe it to westerners at first but then he felt it when his wife died.
4k9da TIL of "enshittification", a process whereby online services and products experience a decline in quality over time.
R7EQ1 TIL that extensive use of research in the development and production process of Blue's Clues inspired several studies that provided evidence for its effectiveness as a learning tool. Field tests showed that the attention and comprehension of young viewers increased with each repeat viewing.
6DwY TIL “Cowabunga” was originally a nonsense word used by Chief Thundercloud on “The Howdy Doody Show” in the early ‘50s. It was then adopted for use by surfers and later on, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Bart Simpson.
9Ymkm TIL an art dealer’s estate included a collage involving a stuffed golden eagle. The IRS valued the work at $65 million, however, the estate argued it was worth $0 as its illegal to sell eagles. As neither party could sell the art, the dispute was settled by donating it to a museum.