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TIL strengths (9 letters) is the longest word in the English language with only one vowel.

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XEVrP TIL that scientists have developed a solution to help plants grow in otherwise infertile too salty soils
a89VA TIL cow tipping is a myth and is not physically possible to do. There’s not a single YouTube video proving this has ever happened, despite what Hollywood or your 5th grade friend has told you.
kOKbB TIL of Inochi Tendenko (go separately) - the maxim in tsunami prone areas of Japan that dictates that the individual need not stay and help others but should run and preserve his or her life instead
ADAOn TIL a California man was stabbed to death by a rooster at an illegal cockfight he was attending.
7rZ6b TIL about Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring (1962). The book accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation on the harmful effects of pesticides. The book is credited with inspiring the environmental movement, leading to the formation of the U.S Environmental Protection Agency