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TIL that the word homophobia was originally used to refer to heterosexual men’s fear that others might think they are gay

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b6PpQ TIL Scientists discovered 'dark oxygen' is produced by metal nodules splitting seawater 5km deep in the ocean.
mwEP TIL Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry served in WWII with a pilot named Kim Noonien Singh and lost contact with him following the war’s end. Roddenberry named the villain Khan Noonien Singh after his comrade in hopes that Singh would notice and contact him.
rEV0 TIL that 21% of the Forbes 400 list (of richest people) inherited all of their wealth, while 40% had inheritances in the millions. Also, 17% have family members also on the list
4XXO5 TIL water is served hot in China.
LkQK9 TIL: Near-perfect ellipsoid lenses have been found among viking artifacts. Hinting that the Vikings likely made telescopes 1000 years ago, 500 years before Galileo.