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TIL that Aegilops (a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family; types of goatgrass) is the longest English word with letters arranged in alphabetical order.

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P1JpL TIL there was a study sponsored by sugar companies in the 1960's and written by Harvard researcher D. Mark Hegsted that claimed sugar was harmless and it was fat that caused heart attacks
B7Dy TIL that a goat and a sheep can mate and produce young called a geep.
VMaBm TIL Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson's grandfather quit drinking "immediately after having a 'religious experience' when he was under the influence of [magic mushrooms]."
X0e0Q TIL that paper has two directions from the manufacturing process. When ripping it, one direction rips straight and one curves away. So if you do high quality design productions you can and need to specify the direction of the paper.
VVKk TIL Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard ordered the murders of the four defectors who leaked the church’s upper-level classified scriptures. He once fired blanks into the audience at one of his lectures to demonstrate how his church “audits” its critics.