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TIL that if you roll your mouse over the pronunciation text in wikipedia, it tells you in plain english how to pronounce the word (Try it here over ɒziˈmændiəs)

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XRYr TIL River Pheonix was supposed to be the interviewer in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) but died. Christian Slater got his role, and donated his entire paycheck from the movie to all of River’s favorite charities.
D1wJP TIL Cats were kept on ships by Ancient Egyptians for pest control and it become a seafaring tradition. It is believed Domestic cats spread throughout much of the world with sailing ships during Age of Discovery(15th through 18th centuries).
EEnd TIL scientists think there is a link between our improved sanitary habits and the increase in allergies and auto-immune disorders because our immune systems are looking for something to fight.
J7eQ TIL There’s a kind of turtle with a green punk hairstyle
woEK6 TIL Air Traffic Controllers, who were fired and banned for life by Ronald Reagan for striking, actually endorsed Republican Party candidate Ronald Reagan during the election of 1980 through their union PATCO.