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TIL redundant phrases (e.g. ATM machine, GUI interface, LCD display, etc.) are examples of RAS Syndrome (Redundant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome).

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mgOv TIL Netflix allows employees to take unlimited maternity or paternity leave during the first year after their child’s birth or adoption.
R7m11 TIL Apollo 13 Splashdown Broadcast was the 4th most watched event in the history of UK, it even got more viewers than the Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana
BgKVe TIL that miners in Mexico discovered a cavern deep underground filled with gypsum crystals up to 11m long
69NoY TIL that Pope Valentine (827AD) became Pope of the Roman Catholic Church before he had even been ordained as a priest.
Rbll TIL falling while water skiing or on a slide can cause a flood of water to enter the anus or vagina in an injury called “water ski douche”